her belly left the room

She let herself go
her hips spilled over the sides of chairs
her belly left the room
her breasts escaped and wisps of hair
rose up toward the sky
Out in every direction
She let herself go
her legs became pillows
her body remembered it was water
And her skin began to cry
With relief.
As it stopped trying to hold itself in and up and it was allowed to nestle into its folds and rest
She let herself go
her thighs became pie
Dark strands poked out of her nipples,
Her lips, her belly
Her face felt the whole sun
Ribbons arched across her hips
And her waist formed mountains.
She let herself go
Moons showed themselves
under her eyes
Her arms turned into piles of snow
And her body laid on itself
And said thank you.
And from their boxes, they whispered
She let herself go
And she smiled to herself
as she felt the whole earth
in one being
And she said Yes
Yes, I did.
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