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"My Belly" Image Credit: Mantra Lotus

Dare I say that I love my belly…

“I love my Belly..”

Although, I haven’t had one in awhile.  I do now…. though brief; primarily from a monthly bloat…. but a BELLY nonetheless.

A Belly
-of Fullness
-of comfort
-of laxness

A Belly reflective of too much wine and cake
A Belly of too much laughter and late night folly

A nice bulge of roundness and suppleness..looseness and slouch

A plucked freedom from strictness and conservativeness. Relieved of restraints and firmness.

No high planks or sit ups. Not tight or tucked. A belly, my belly.

Out of my box for a moment…

A defiant Belly that says..”I don’t care right NOW! I’m tired, I’ll care (maybe) tomorrow.

A Belly that waits for TV and would rather eat than starve.

Plump and full, content and resurrected..For now..

I’ll be back on my self-proclaimed, perfectly created, road of perdition tomorrow…

(Maybe)

© 2012, Mantra Lotus. All rights reserved.

avatar Mantra Lotus (26 Posts)

"I Float".. I Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee..ain't nobody got nothin' on me." I Float with iridescent blue wings.. high on top of purple dust..low to the oceans floor. I spin and whirl, wallow and sink. I am who I am, only because it's who I've been blessed to be. All-knowing and nothing. I knew you long before YOU knew you. Plugging USB cords to the universal cipher, I stay lit. I do what I do, simply because I DO IT. I love, hurt, bleed, laugh, cry, dance. F up, F down, (sideways and on my knees). I pray for forgiveness, and sleep on books of ancestral secrets. I love life because "it's" mine. I want bliss, happiness, joy, and "The love of my life", but I face reality that I may have to settle for the fattest, funkiest, avocado, soy burger and wheat-grass juice. "I Float"..Not fast. Not slow. Just enough for (YOU) to stay with...(ME). Mantra (Writer, Poet and Artist from The Greater St. Louis Area)


6 Comments

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    Larry Conley
    June 8, 2012 at 3:48 pm ·

    Mantra,

    When I saw the picture, I knew this had to be one of yours! It is so nice to see you writing again in your own inimitable fashion.

    I would have to say, I love your belly too along with all the rest!

    As ever,

    Larry
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    Melody Haislip
    June 25, 2012 at 5:32 pm ·

    I love the poem, Mantra, and I know exactly how you were feeling when you wrote it.

    The picture is a wonderful combination of risque and innocent. The harder I looked [and believe me, I looked Hard :) ] the less I could see, apart from some naked flanks. Brilliant!
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    reza
    November 27, 2012 at 9:20 am ·

    hello

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    ehsan
    December 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm ·

    I LOVE YOUR BODY

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