Every Bodies

Why does it matter
for skinny or stout?
Do horses hate small whinnies
or do odd hooves freak them out?

Even apes like their shapes;
too-long arms, fat, and covered with fur.
Do you think there's no mate
for an out of shape ape?
That's there's no hope for apes
without shapes just like hers?

Are zebras too stripy?
A little to black or too whitey?
If the hair is thick or the hair is thin,
Will a zebra leave ya
for not looking like other hims?

Is there such thing as a too-short giraffe?
Or if one is too tall do all the others laugh?
Do whales complain that their blubber keeps them warm?
Do bees bite each other for not buzzing the same as the rest of the swarm?

Maybe instead,
now please hear me out,
no one's too skinny,
too tall, or too stout.
Nobody's body
is too curvy,
too flat.
No one's hair is too thin
or belly too fat.
No voice too high
or color too odd.
Whatever you're shape,
learn to love your bod!

Just make sure you're healthy and clean
and then whatever body you have will stay.
From there it's learning to look in the mirror
and say, "Hmm. Yeah. That's good. I'm ok.