Just Because I'm Naked

Just because I’m naked
Gives you no right to stare
I have my wrinkles, bumps and bruises
I’m more than enough
I’m more than aware

Just because I’m naked
Doesn’t mean I want to flaunt
I have mirrors
I know what they mean
I stare too
Look back at something I’m not

The naked doesn’t always show
The naked doesn’t see
The naked gives a peek at the life
The naked sets me free

Just because I’m naked
Doesn’t mean you get to have me
It’s my skin
My bones
My age
My vagina
My always-sagging breasts
My permission
I dare you to defy me

If you see me naked
You haven’t got a clue
Because my brain
My only brain
Protects me
from people like you

You scorn, you judge
You look
My pudge
We don’t see eye to eye
I can’t comprehend
I can’t belie
If I tell you my secrets
Will you believe the lies?


Just because I’m naked
And my soul has slipped away
You have no right
Your fucking privilege
To deny me
Refuse
Rebuff
Reject
Me!
I contradict that which you say

Just because I’m naked
You have no right to stare
Just because I’m naked
See through me
Around me
Inside me
I challenge you
If you dare