Tell your daughters how you love your body.
Tell them how they must love theirs.

Tell them to be proud of every bit of themselves-
from their tiger stripes to the soft flesh of their thighs,
whether there is a little of them or a lot,
whether their freckles cover their face or not,
whether their curves are plentiful or slim,
whether their hair is thick, curly, straight long or short.

Tell them how they inherited
their ancestor's soul in their smiles,
that their eyes carry countries
that breathed life to history,
that the swing of their hips
does not determine their destiny.

Tell them to never listen when bodies are critiqued.
Tell them everyone's body is beautiful,
because everyone's soul is unique.

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