The Weight of Shame

One Woman's Struggle To Shed Weight, And Shame

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/25/138606501/one-womans-struggle-to-shed-weight-and-shame?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

You recoil

As I fill my plate,

Buy my groceries,

Live and breathe

My skin,

Obscene in its excess,

Bulging under dresses,

Fills the distance between us,

Ensures my space

Shame clings to me,

Heavier than the weight,

Bowing my head,

As I empty my plate