Poems 6: Body Is A Temple (beta version) by gallimel
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Body is a temple
mine is rotten down...
I never liked it,
I never loved it...
You say that's wrong,
but while agreeing
I still not believe it.
Body is a temple,
but mine has not goddess in it.
I still see the vanity
throu muscles trained,
I see useless that time
passed to make it,
I don't like that,
I don't like that,
but maybe just cos
it's what changes from mine to theirs...
I have no forces to shape me on,
I fear the long time,
I fear the task and let down
to have me reachin the prize and movin on...
Body is a temple,
mine
was never built.
I have to,
I have to:
but now I'm lackin
that inner force
to lead me there,
too.
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Photoshop 7, 1 hour work, fromthese new sources, courtesy of logiloglu and tallpindo, along with two pictures of mine. The original work was meant to be this one from these old sources, courtesy of logiloglu and my Stef
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The 6th poem taken from my old 1996/1998 series is dedicated to.. fitness I guess.
Back at the end of my teenage days my relationship toward my body was pretty tragic.. I basically couldn't stand a single thing about it, but I was too unsure and disheartened about trying to give myself a chance to have the shape I would have loved to.
I later learnt that to be fit is not being "perfect" as body , but it's about loving your health and the way nature has conformed you. The beauty around has many shapes and it's the wisest way the one that reads.. love the body you have, with its plus and minors. Try to be in shape, but in YOUR own shape. Diversity is the best. One kilos more or less won't make the difference, what does it instead is the love and respect you have for your own "temple".
After those years of unconfidence I started to take regular physical activity, but to be healthy, instead of slim.As the obsession for weight faded out, I actually became slimmer than ever, with half of the effort. A sort of unexpected reward.
I went to doctors that said me what was my specific weight to mantain, and I learnt to be "around that". Sometimes up it and sometimes a bit lower than it, but in all occasions no dramas. I can't say that the way I am is the way I would have loved to be, but after years, yep, I have started to feel that my body is my own temple.And I like it with all its defects.
And I try to take care of it, without goin crazy if some parameter is from time to time dismissed.
The message is that.. you are the first who have to take your own care. But to have care of oneself doesn't mean to get frustrated by a fake concept of perfection we should aim at. The target is health. The target is self-assurance that the shape we have been given from above has a sense.
Don't let advertising, nor other people, decide what's the way you should look like.
They don't know.
Your body is the way that it's perfect for you to be.
The only thing you have to learn follow is the healthy range of weight, and what's conformed to your own type of life.Not for the vanity. But for the sake of your life :)
But. without pressures. They never are good, and they ruin your temple.
Hugs :)
Comments (116)
logiloglu
an expressive and modern looking artwork.i can see the elements of the collage. wonderful done,Meli. thank you for your words they are very wise. #:O)
LFNForever
TOTALLY EXCELLENT!! :)
Andromeda31
Wonderful work...your words are true, as I compare myself between the teen years & now! The years certainly take their toll on the body, as well as the mind...it can really be hell to age!!!...lol! It's not what's outside...but, what's inside that counts!! Fabulous temple you have Meli!!! ;) Hugs
Beemer
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jocko500
super poem and the image is super too. just think when we can live a 1000 years and someone died at 130 they say he die to young I know I just thinking how the body would look at a 1000[will it look like a 100 year old today?] maybe I miss the whole point if I did I sorry
jstsittinghere
well said, in youth we forget,health is precious,, excellent image and words:)
Digitell
How very true what all you have said is. IT is a wonderful poem! You would be a great teacher of young girls, who have insecurities about their bodies. This art you have created is beautiful also! Wonderful creation!
estevez
Beautiful poem and very creative an original artwork. Great concept ! Congratulations Meli !
ObsidianLogic
wow stupindous (that means it surpasses good by kilometers)
Zargent
Can I really say something about this that has not been said before ? The poem is excellent, the picture is excellent - and you Meli - will always be excellent. Just accept it :) Hugs,Z.
kennyliu
Cool composition! Love the beautiful poem and the contrast color as well!
visionart
Meli...What I See In Front Of Me Is A Breath Of Fresh Air. You Are What You Are And That Makes You The Real You. You Are That Perfect Woman!!!!....Hugs,....Normy
idiot_sphinx
You have many talents as well :D Great design !!!!
VivaEmptiness
I like that. inspiring.
VivaEmptiness
I like that. inspiring.
kuvelis
A VERY EXCITING IMAGE WELL DONE MELI
oblivionblack
great work as usual!! :)
Heart'Song
A perfectly lovely way to share your thoughts and visions with us, Meli. Beautiful work!
cynlee
can relate to the teen angst of the poem & you've grown into a beautiful & intelligent woman, as well as a very talented artist! really like your choice of color & graphic quality here with maybe a different placement & treatment of the type :]
robotalk
A wondrous collage and text --beautifully done and so rich in content --it should be published far and wide...a fine work !!
Anjour
Hi Meli,excellent image and poem beautiful done!!!:o)
Niutek
Wise words, Meli. If only we could be as wise as teens, or at least have enough brains to listen to the others saying that... :) Growing up would be much easier then... sigh Very expressive piece, dear :))
KingPtolemy
Wonderful composition!!!
WeeLaddie
It seems as though this wonderful image with its bold tones and contrasts could have been a painful experience for you, recalling a time of inner turmoil. I'm glad that you have conquered those demons and that you have now realised that beauty is more than skin deep.
ombresetlumieres
I opened the picture and I was feeling as back to the seventies. Suddenly, my computer was a strange machine out the time. I closed my eyes, for counting untill ten, and when I opened them again, the sensation was still there. In my computer it was the seventies' revival. You did a machine to travel in the time, you're a magician.
rhiafaery
Really emotive work. I see this image as representative of all the damage we do to our bodies and to our inner selves in the quest to be the perfect being that others say we must be to be accepted. I fall into this trap over and over annd over, especially being well over the "ideal" weight zone. This image brought a tear to my eye, and I still have hope that one day I wil be happy with me, jsut as I am. :)
frndofyaweh
You really touched my emotions on this one!!! This poem is very connected to your whole audience, for sure! This could turn into a gtreat song lyric. hehe. WHO me?..... I'm very fit. My Doctor says 110% fit n trim.
MOOOW
I love it,excellent piece of art!!composition,imgination and color are superb!!HIGH TECHNIQUE INDEEDVOTE
efry_e
I remember feeling like that in the years you mentioned and still do feel so. I realize, thou, that the more you feel worse about your body, the worse it becomes.
Cyve
Stunning creation my friend ... very very well done !!!