It's Important To Me That I Look

In My Fantasies, I Always Wanted To Play The Ingenue, But In Reality, In My Bones, I Am So Used To Playing The Grandmother That I Don't Feel Safe Or Even Sure That I Can Do It

My Parents Have Always Been Offended By My Weight, Embarrassed Maybe. It Didn't Fit With Their Sensibilities

I Can Either Cross The Street, Or I Can Keep Waiting For Another Few Years Of Green Lights To Go By.

You Can Either Destroy Your Spirit Or You Can Accept And Love Yourself Just The Way You Are.

So Instead Of Beating Myself Up For Being Fat, I Think It's A Miracle That I Laugh Every Day And Walk Through My Life With Pride, Because Our Culture Is Unrelenting When It Comes To Large People.