I love myself just the way I am.

I hear you

Loud and clear

Shouting at me to make sure I hear

To make sure I know and never forget

How to be more powerful

How to be more perfect

How to be a better me

Empower yourself

Wear those skin tight jeans

And a teeny tiny shirt

And never leave home

Without your pushup bra

Put on your smoky eyes

With dark long lashes

And plumped up shiny lips

No matter how long it takes

Don’t leave the bathroom

Without baby soft skin

And shave and pluck and wax, repeat

Because the less you look real

The more confident you will feel

Empower yourself

By eating less

Eat nothing if you must

Work out longer and repeat

Break a sweat every time

Or it doesn’t count

Buy a different cellulite cream

If the first one didn’t work

And the most expensive diet pills

And the low fat cardboard food

Lose every pound you possibly can

Because the less space you take up in this world

The more power you will have

That’s what you’ve told me

That’s what I’ve heard

I can discover myself

Love myself

Be proud of myself

Not because of my strong character,

Not because I am thoughtful,

Intelligent, creative, kind,

Understanding, intuitive,

Well-educated or wise

But rather because I have worked so hard

For this beautiful, sexy, fine ass

That’s all I really need in life

Is this fine ass

And my breasts pushed up to my chin

And a flatter stomach

And less cellulite

Then I’m worth loving, right?

Yes, I hear you loud and clear

I’ve heard you over and over again

And I still don’t believe you

You can tell me who I need to be

A million times over

But I will never believe

Because I hear you loud and clear

And you are clearly lying

You are loudly lying

You are lying over and over

A million times over I hear your lie

So I will continue to love myself

In the jeans that are comfortable

And my favorite old sweatshirt

In this soft, saggy bra that feels good all day

With not a speck of makeup on my face

With the lashes and skin that God gave me

And sometimes without shaving for weeks

I love myself just like that

I love myself most just like that

And I will continue to be proud of myself

For eating real food that sustains my body

And even food that tastes amazing

And even food with real sugar and real butter

Because sometimes that’s what hits the spot

And I will be proud of myself

When I work out because I want to be strong

Strong enough to accomplish anything

When I break a sweat because I am enjoying myself

Too much to stop

And I will be even more proud of myself

When I don’t work out

When I’m dog tired

Because sometimes taking care of myself

Means resting, means sitting and being still

And I promise to boycott diet pills and miracle creams and low fat foods

For all the rest of my days

Because I want to just be myself

I want to be my genuine self

And there is nothing you can do

To convince me otherwise

I love myself

And you can’t persuade me not to

I am empowered and confident and proud

Because I am my best self

Just the way I am

And I am an amazing person

Just the way I am

So I will shout this loud and clear

To anyone who can hear

I love myself, love myself, love myself

Just the way I am