I came out to the class when I read this. I came out and told them I am FAT. It felt so good to say it out loud. It was liberating. A reclamation of my body. FAT
I have a secret. You see, I inherited more than madness and knitting From my women My ancestors I inherited FAT I inherited WEIGHT I inherited MASS. GIRTH HEFT. Yes. I. AM. FAT! F-A-T FFFFFAAAAAAAAATTTTTT Fat is a Feminist issue Reads my fourteen year old self Really? Yes!!! BIG takes up more space Claims it for it’s own Not yours Protects from unwanted advances FAT says “Don’t mess with me… Or I’ll suffocate you with my ….. SOFTNESS!!!!!” FAT says "I'm harmless” “Undisciplined” “Ignore me” “I’m no threat “ “Invisible”. F-A-T FFFFFAAAAAATTTTTT Slowly said it loosens up the tongue, The mouth The willpower.
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Helen Kennett-Bacon.Originally from South Yorkshire in England, I've lived with my husband Neil in Kitsilano, Vancouver for 10 years. We are fur-parents to our French bulldog Dave, I am a Registered Psychiatric Nurse specialising in ADHD. Archives
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