Does this poem make me look fat?

by
MIGUEL M. MORALES

Does it mold around my torso

like a favorite tight-fitting shirt

offering glimpses of my underbelly

when I gesture, laugh, and flirt?

Does it cling to my tetas

drawing away your eye

from the creaminess and warmth

of my thick Latinx thighs?

Does it pour over me like water

rolling over rolls,

filling every crevice,

that you’re desperate to behold?

Does it free you from the shaming

thoughts that you have formed

regulating our bodies

by imposing restrictive norms?

Does it start a revolution

right now where you are at?

By embracing your own fat body

and the calories you combat?

Does it offer a restful welcome

for you to stay and have a chat?

I ask, smiling with anticipation,

“Does this poem make me look fat?”