Caged In

Date of entry: 7.7.23

This cage they put me in

Is not made for my size

The bars of society

Are cutting into my thighs

My stomach's pressed against the bars

They're cold and unforgiving

They tell me I'll be comfortable

The day I start thinning

Why should I want to fit

In a cage they forced me in?

Why is my only choice to suffer

Or be thin?

If we just had some compassion

Maybe widen up the cage

We'd be starting a new chapter

Like turning a new page

Where everyone could fit this cage

Whether you're big or small

Or perhaps- dare I say it-

Not have a cage at all

Maybe our differences can be

The one thing holding us together

Not truly fitting in but

Sticking by that fact forever

I feel the shackles on my wrists

And them tight around my leg

This cage is suffocating

For my freedom, I do beg

Maybe one day we'll discover

The love and beauty in variety

I'm just saying this as a

Plus size prisoner of society

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AN: all I'm saying is I'm kind of obsessed with this one. I feel ideas growing more challenging but I feel it's making me think harder, which is exciting! Thank you for reading, I hope you like them!