Lovely

Today’s draft is inspired by a really good picture of myself — or at least one that doesn’t make me look for all the wrinkles and lumps and other things we call imperfect.

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThis picture of me dancing -- I see it and I wonder how I knewto hold the veil in just that way,to bend my arm and pull it back just so,to make myself lovely.And where do I goto find that shape again?What if we decidedthat our bodies are always in the space of doing something lovely? Instead of pushing back our awkwardness,we glide across our livesspotlight to spotlight,looking for each other's illuminations,having our breath taken awayand given back,every moment, with our loveliness