Poetry Corner - Faint Lines by Tia Buck
Welcome to 'Poetry Corner' - this is our chance to share with you some of our favourite work submitted to us by incredibly talented people. Our piece today is by Tia Buck.
Tia is a 21-year-old bisexual poet from London who says that her "poetry centres around romance, finding beauty in the mundane, astrology/tarot, and my experiences with body image as an overweight woman."
Tia told us their poem 'Faint Lines' is about their "complex feelings surrounding my stretch-marks which I have always struggled with and are slowly trying to accept." Here at The Sunday Magazine we are strong believers in body positivity and self acceptance and thought this was the perfect piece for you to read. We hope you enjoy!
Faint Lines by Tia Buck
'faint lines
traced by fingers
soothed by lies
and aloe vera
they spell out my failure
touched by an angel
or cursed by lightening
spending my life on lightening
oils and creams
when they get angry and red
stretching my patience
and my confidence
thinner and thinner
oh to be thinner
how beautiful would that be
yet here they remain
a constant reminder
that i used to be bigger
my thighs thicker
and stomach softer
than right now
fear penetrates through me
the desire to keep proving
that i can lose it
and be wonderful
i couldn't possibly keep it
and be wonderful
that's impossible
to me
yet maybe one day
i shall see them as lovely
tiger stripes
earned in a lifetime
proof that i have existed
loved
and grown
my body moving with me
wherever i may go'
You can follow Tia over on Instagram at @tiatbh and read more of her work on her blog!
Photo by Ashley Graham, edited by Sara Shakeel of @glitterstretchmarks
