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REFLECTION
As Arley is playing in the mirror
Looking at herself in awe
Smiling and laughing at herself, just pure joy
I’m staring at her perfect rolls
Her sweet face
Her innocence
And then I’m reflecting on myself and how I stare at myself in the mirror and my body when I’m just bare
Why don’t I have that kind of joy towards myself all the time?
Why don’t I take her as she is?!
At times I want to fix her & change her
And as I look back at Arley, I reflect on every mark, every roll, every imperfection that is pure beauty
Why don’t we as mamas do the same for ourselves?!
Why don’t we stare at ourselves and our bodies in AWE?!
Why is it that when I look at the mirror a lot of the times I just stare?!
I stare and wonder where she is
I stare and wonder why I care SO much
Why do we care so much? Why don’t we take her as she is? All the beauty, all the mess,
The rolls, the lines, the stretch marks, the extra fat hanging over in weird places
The stretching
Look at what YOU created Mama
Look at her in that mirror, in complete awe of herself
The genuine JOY she has for herself
You MADE that Mama
Your body she did that
She showed up for you in her rawest form and gave you the greatest gift
So next time mama, you look in the mirror and reflect, reflect on how hard she worked for you
How much she stretched, bled, and changed for you
Now reflect at your imperfections as perfection
And then look at the perfection in front of you
Arley you are pure perfection my love
and you radiate love in and out
