August 27, 2015

BODYSCAPE

She didn’t like her body - shape or scape or shake.

She felt too fat - too ugly - too lumpy - too dumpy.

Too many comments, too many diets, too

many suggestions dumped on her from others

did that to her. She always wanted to escape.

What was eating her, to make her day - was

wanting a compliment or no comments from others.

She began to walk, walk, walk, to get in better

shape. She began to talk, talk, talk - new talk to

herself - and surprise the landscape of her body

began to take a new shape. Fresh air, sunshine,

the sound of crickets and birds were music.

Take a good look at her smile and began to see

the landscape of her being so much the better.

She felt her life was coming together as her

bodyscape began to fit in fine with the landscape

surrounding her. Sun, moon, stars, cats, dogs….

She found herself saying “Hi!” and “Hello!” to

everyone she met on the sidewalks - all folks,

all shapes, all sizes - her whole landscape became

a garden. In her new Genesis, she began hearing

God saying,  “All is good. Where are you? Can

I walk with you in the cool, cool of the evening?”

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2015