Love Your Body

I've learned through many an experience, 
The the only opinion that matters,
Is your own. 
If someone chooses to bestow 
an opinion upon you to leave your self-esteem in tatters,
Remember that there's bound to be something about you that makes them feel attacked.

Your body is your home,
You're not required to be skin and bones 
for someone to truly love you. 
Nor are you required to be heavy. 
Your home should reflect you,
From clothes to hair to fitness.

If you don't want your home to be big and blue with flowers out front,
Move into something smaller and plainer.
It's often been said that,
At the end of the day, only you will stay. 
No one else will be there to scold you for losing weight. 
Or having a cheat day. 
No one but you.

The same goes for those shamed for tattoos, piercings and body mods. 
Those people wanted designs and trinkets on their walls,
And it makes them feel beautiful.

That's all everyone wants at the end of the day,
To feel beautiful in their own skin,
Satisfied with the home they've built.

Author's Note

Day 25 of the May prompts. Topic is: Body Shaming.