Judge me for my size or judge me for my shape

Jokes and comments during my entire existence

Yet you’re surprised that your daughter is sleeping around

Yet you’re surprised that your sister chased that boy down

Judge me for my hips judge me for my waist

You didn’t raise me up you only tore me down

Yet you’re surprised when I flunked math

Yet you’re shocked when I want to move

Love doesn’t change the scars

Love can’t change the need

The attention he gives makes me feel less like a freak

Fat girls need love too

But I didn’t get his love or his love or his love

Attention will do

Sex is enough

But wait

Maybe it’s not

Maybe there’s an attachment that you didn’t expect

Yet you surprise yourself by feeling empty

Yet you shock yourself because losing weight didn’t change your vision

Sleeping with the taken one didn’t change your vision

When you’re broken you are broken

Yet you’re surprised when no one can fix you by flirting

Yet you’re surprised when you’re not fulfilled

Baby girl if I could go back I’d tell myself what I’m still learning now

Loving yourself isn’t easy but neither is waiting on a man to come love you the way that you need