the cheerleader tells me i have style
it's because i finally embraced womanness
the breasts, the hips, the jello arms andres black named in eighth grade
that jello i once wished would go away
but oprah said that underarm fat stays for life
and indeed it does
irreversible womanness
it's the only way to dance
i am who i am
this body is what it is
here to stay
for a while anyway
until it withers
i am who i am
a woman
and a healer
a stifled healer
patient after patient and the spark in my hands never ignites
words upon words travel through me like my ears don't work
is this what healing is?
i am who i am
a stifled healer
with style
