what you look like

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it’s a sort of culture of inclusion
and safety
to be allowed to be free
without worry of being judged
or scrutinized for what
you look like,
or what you dress like,
for the parts of your body
that might show—
the ones that aren’t usually revealed
no one looking you up and down
no one scoffing at flaws
or getting stuck on some
feature that isn’t the ideal
you’re just yourself
you’re just bare
you’re alive…
and natural
and it’s no big deal…