I Am Heavy

I Am Heavy

• Friday, November 28, 2014

Of course I'm heavy.

My stride is weighted by heavily heeled boots.

They hear me before they see me.

Because I am heavy.

Of course I'm heavy.

My mind is weighted down by the thousands of pages I have turned

and the thousands more I anticipate to learn.

For this, I am heavy.

Of course I'm heavy.

My heart is full of experiences and emotions 

that I never thought I'd live or feel before.

But now I have, and it is heavier for it.

Of course I'm heavy.

My body has endured trials my mind never though I could endure.

Muscle entwined with fat to form strength.

For that, I am heavy.

Of course I'm heavy.

I am a woman who lives fully

and restraint is not in my practice.

For this, I am heavy.

I am heavy

Weighted down with outlandish shoes

weighted down with stories

weighted down with memories

weighted down with experiences

weighted down with confidence

weighted down with joy in simple pleasures,

and for all of this,

I have never felt lighter.

-Linda Greaves

(PS: On a lighter note, how many of you thought this would reference all the turkey, stuffing, and pie I'd eaten yesterday?)