I Am (Not) My Body

on the prison of flesh & the vessel of life

For as long as I can remember, my body has not been good enough.

I am a shadow of my shadow. I am angry with the state of the world because I am powerless to change it. Likewise I am angry with the state of my body because I am powerless to change it. My body is my grave. I look in the mirror and see a deceiver. I am my desires and all I have is desire,…