Bodies Are Sacred

My body is sacred And my soul is like the Never ending cosmos It is ancient Bodies are sacred My father objectified me then blamed me And now I remind myself Sexual assault is never your fault The severity of the situation is not measured by others perspectives The only verity is you deserve respect Your body is not a sin And you are not a villain for choosing to speak up You will rise You will thrive You are sacred and divine You deserve respect Speak up My father objectified me My mother never cared she said men will be men Well I don't, I don't ever want to be like them A dysfunctional home, abuse, and lies are not love For years I felt my body was a sin I was afraid but pressured by society to grow Afraid I'd tempt men Dad blamed me when he was guilty But I don't need a dad to show me my worth I taught myself to value my worth I taught myself to put myself first You have to, you have to become what you miss And I miss what I wish that I had A healthy loving parent was not in the cards But I've exceeded every single expectation And my future is not determined by the data and statistics And I haven't seen my parents in 2 years and they can blame themselves I will never let them back into my life to make it hell The only thing they care about is the picture perfect family fell apart But it was never there all of it a facade Y yo soy la bruja, queer, mujer independiente I am the woman they told me to be afraid of I'm not just angry at them I'm angry at society for using women's bodies to sell objects For creating insecurities to sell more Society get it through your head Women are not objects And you can not define me I am the strength you said I could never be Mental illness, suicide, and murder in my family According to the data, I shouldn't even be here But I always find a way to rise I am thriving I am sacred I'm divine My body is sacred And my soul is like the Never ending cosmos It is ancient Bodies are sacred