Be
she’s standing
on the scale
still
as a tree trunk
waitin for the pointer
to tell her if she’s
gettin better
up or down
round
and round
and I wanna
tell her
to get off
that scale
and never
step back
I wanna
tell her
to keep pushin
up that hill
don’t look back
I wanna
tell her
what that scale
never will …
you’re here
you showed up
no matter what
you showed up
husband, no husband
kid, no kid
job, no job
no matter what
you showed up
and you’re here
gettin better
forget the number
on the box
and crack the code
internal
the body of being
measured by …
breathing
TL