Nothing to hide.
I look at
the beautiful
ocean
that lays
before
me.
The beach
is perfection.
I get my blanket
down on
the warm sand.
I sit for awhile
watching
the beautiful
ocean.
It heals.
It strips
every stress
from me.
I see children
playing in
the sand
and young ladies
of all ages
and shapes
in bathing suits.
My two favorite
are the really
young and the
old ladies.
They know
all the things
that we forget
in the middle.
We get so
busy worrying
what we look
like as woman,
we forget
to
live
freely.
I want to
live freely.
I want to
escape those years
of trying
to look like
everyone else.
I get up and
take my cover up
off.
This is my
first non black
bathing suit.
The print of
pink,
greens and blues
makes me smile.
I walk down to the
water and stand
next to
a young lady
that could be a
model.
Oh lord
I should move
away from
her,
I think.
But why?
I stand my
ground
in the sand.
Feeling every
insecurity
float in my head.
I will not
move.
To live freely
means
to let this go,
So I let the ocean
breeze take
it all away.
She smiles
at me.
I smile back.
I love your suit,
she says to me.
Thanks, I
reply.
I like yours
too.
She was wearing
a little black
string bikini.
She looks down
at her slim little
body.
Black hides
a lot she says as
she smiles awkwardly.
We sit in silence.
In my mind
I stop to think
as woman
what are we
hiding from?
I look back at
her and the
warm ocean
water floats between
us.
I say out loud,
You could wear
this.. easy.
She smiles,
I should
before I get
too old.
My mom says
once you get
to 30 you
should not wear
a bathing suit,
Ever!
In my mind
I can not believe
that another woman
would say that
and to her
daughter.
I see an older
lady come down
to the water.
She has a
tank top
on and shorts.
This is her mother.
She is hiding
from herself.
She talks to
her daughter about
sunscreen.
Her mother
tells her
to stand up straight
that it will make
her stomach
flatter.
Her mother
looks at me
and smiles.
I love your suit.
Thanks I smile
and quickly
add,
I am 47.
I smile
and start
to walk into
the warm
water
and
before
jumping
in
I look back
and say
loudly with
the biggest
smile,
I have
nothing
to hide.
the beautiful
ocean
that lays
before
me.
The beach
is perfection.
I get my blanket
down on
the warm sand.
I sit for awhile
watching
the beautiful
ocean.
It heals.
It strips
every stress
from me.
I see children
playing in
the sand
and young ladies
of all ages
and shapes
in bathing suits.
My two favorite
are the really
young and the
old ladies.
They know
all the things
that we forget
in the middle.
We get so
busy worrying
what we look
like as woman,
we forget
to
live
freely.
I want to
live freely.
I want to
escape those years
of trying
to look like
everyone else.
I get up and
take my cover up
off.
This is my
first non black
bathing suit.
The print of
pink,
greens and blues
makes me smile.
I walk down to the
water and stand
next to
a young lady
that could be a
model.
Oh lord
I should move
away from
her,
I think.
But why?
I stand my
ground
in the sand.
Feeling every
insecurity
float in my head.
I will not
move.
To live freely
means
to let this go,
So I let the ocean
breeze take
it all away.
She smiles
at me.
I smile back.
I love your suit,
she says to me.
Thanks, I
reply.
I like yours
too.
She was wearing
a little black
string bikini.
She looks down
at her slim little
body.
Black hides
a lot she says as
she smiles awkwardly.
We sit in silence.
In my mind
I stop to think
as woman
what are we
hiding from?
I look back at
her and the
warm ocean
water floats between
us.
I say out loud,
You could wear
this.. easy.
She smiles,
I should
before I get
too old.
My mom says
once you get
to 30 you
should not wear
a bathing suit,
Ever!
In my mind
I can not believe
that another woman
would say that
and to her
daughter.
I see an older
lady come down
to the water.
She has a
tank top
on and shorts.
This is her mother.
She is hiding
from herself.
She talks to
her daughter about
sunscreen.
Her mother
tells her
to stand up straight
that it will make
her stomach
flatter.
Her mother
looks at me
and smiles.
I love your suit.
Thanks I smile
and quickly
add,
I am 47.
I smile
and start
to walk into
the warm
water
and
before
jumping
in
I look back
and say
loudly with
the biggest
smile,
I have
nothing
to hide.
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