Published in Consilience Journal Issue 12: Struggle in March 2023
weight gain in midlife women
app
dryly announces:
"At this rate
you will never reach
goal."
goal
random number
rigid, unrealistic, unachievable
she places hands on
belly
belly
curves softly
active midlife woman
not meant to be
flat
flat
only once
after mom died
she got compliments for
figure
figure
finally achieved
compliments she hated
unhappiness ate away at
body
body
performs capably
carried her babies
runs, swims, cycles, lives
healthy
healthy
aging well
carries, performs, pleases
living a full life
proud
weight gain in midlife women