Being a woman
I’m interested in women
I like watching how they approach
Disrobing by the ocean
I used to be the one
Who did it at the last minute
Surreptitiously peeling
Not Revealing
Just exposing
Hastily
Then jerkily striding towards the water
Feeling my thighs rub
And feeling like the whole world was watching me in disgust
Till I sank relieved
Into the waves
That I love
And who love me
I’m not like that anymore
Not quite
However
This morning I watched a woman do it properly
Slowly she took off her sundress
She revealed
As she peeled
Sniffing the wind
Feeling her skin
Then she did not walk
She glided
Undulating
One buttock up
One buttock down
Hips swaying gracefully
Bountifully
Raising the hairs
Along my arm
To watch her
The tide rolled in
She let it kiss her skin
And smiled
Let the ocean invite her
To dance awhile
And as a broad smile split her face
I sighed
As I watched her embrace
Her own loveliness
And in doing so she allowed me
To embrace my own
Which is what each of us does
When we love
Who we are
In front of everyone
And they start to think
Well if she can
I can
Then
maybe teenage girlsWon’t tug at their tops
Sigh at their bottoms
And constantly squint sideways
Looking for where they fit in
Sizeways
Honey you already did
You’re a woman
Own that skin
And undulate
Glide
Chuckle with pride
You’re a woman
That’s where you fit in
You just do
I enjoyed this one.
Thanks I enjoyed writing it and having the realisation 👌
Yes. 🙂