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Ian Winter's avatar

Appreciating the irony of 8 verses focusing intently on a body that yearns to be out of focus.

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Susan Coyne's avatar

Or rather she’s listing observations which are not judgmental or condemning or approving. They’re just observations.

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Susan Coyne's avatar

Thank you, this was lovely

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Jenny Clark's avatar

💕

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John Jackson's avatar

Love the perspective. Listening to the body, taking comfort in one’s own skin.

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Jenny Clark's avatar

💛

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Sophia's avatar

Your posts are inspiring me to post some of my own poetry along with my longer form personal essays ✨ beautifully written!

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Jenny Clark's avatar

Ahhh I’m so glad 💕 I hope you do!

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Megan's avatar

amazing, just what i needed

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Jenny Clark's avatar

💞

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Kayla Blanton's avatar

I read this when you pubbed it and loved it. Just want you to know that my subconscious went back to it during morning pages today when I was writing about body image/aging/changing. I wrote some excerpts in my journal. Calloused feet, prickly shins, spotty back. Thank you for sharing and reminding me of shared humanness. ❤️ there will never be enough reminders of that

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Jenny Clark's avatar

Ah thank you so much for this note 🥲

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Yvonne's avatar

SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! THANK YOU!

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Jenny Clark's avatar

Thank you Yvonne 🥲

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Mohika Mudgal's avatar

GIRLLLLL! this poem is sooo deliciously fluid. LOVE IT!

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Jenny Clark's avatar

Ahhhh thank you Mohika 😊🫶

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Andjelka Jankovic's avatar

"A body that is allowed to just be a body" - I feel this deeply :)

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Jenny Clark's avatar

😊💕

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HANNAH's avatar

This is lovely 🤍

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Jenny Clark's avatar

Thank you Hannah ☺️

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Allison's avatar

loved reading this. <3

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Jenny Clark's avatar

☺️💞

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jennae's avatar

wow this is so powerful, i felt like my body could relax just by reading it. i am craving this feeling so intensely right now and i didn’t even realise until i read this. so incredible! thank you for writing and sharing!

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