What do you see
When you look at me
Do you see the lines around my eyes
Or the laughing I have done
Do you see the heavy lids
Or the sparkle that graces my eyes still
Do you see the wrinkles on my cheeks
Or the many smiles I have had
Do you see my rounded belly
Or a woman who has birthed
Do you see my wobbly thighs
Or the many paths I have walked
Do you see my ageing body
Or the experiences I have seen
For I am more that my vessel
I am more than the outer shell
I am more than the skin I am in
If you could see my soul
Instead of my body
What would you see
A woman that has laughed
Cried, loved and lost
Felt rapture and passion
Joy and grief
A woman that has watched
As her children grew
Forging paths of their own
Becoming themselves
For I am more than
What you see
I am me
A soul, a consciousness
That runs deeper
Than skin and bone
So now......
What do you see
When you look at me