Boo The Taboo

What gives you the right to look at me

And dictate the size that I should be

You have no inkling of my journey 

Maybe this is the place where I'd rather be

What gives you the right to say it to my face 

That I may be one of society's biggest disgrace 

I am more than just a full body

I am more heart and soul than you will ever be

What gives you the right to think I haven't tried 

To confine to beauty and health standards that you decide

Now I wear my breasts, love handles and thighs with pride

This time I do not wish for my curves to hide

What gives you the right of anything we do to despise 

My decision to flaunt it whatever the size

Look beyond this warrior's body shape 

What you don't see is my invisible cape

What gives you the right to shake your head in disdain

Concluding that women like me are all so vain

You see, I am so much more than the plus-size lady 

I'm a doctor, an artist, I'm a singer baby

What gives you the right to body shame 

We have struggled with fear and guilt and far too much pain

But right now we are absolutely unapologetic 

Coz there is so much more to us that makes us tick.

What gives you the right to stop us from achieving

Our lives to reinvent, our goals from reaching

We don't care for fat or thin

Coz we boo the taboo! We are happy in our own skin!