take the time
to know yourself--or,
when that is too challenging,
to know your body.
take the time to touch the whole
length that is your height,
the breadth of your rib cage,
the veins in the backs of your hands.
some skin rougher
than you remember from the last time
you engaged  in any self exploration.
scars that have disappeared,
some you've forgotten about
(fourth grade playground,
junior year fistfight over a girl).
find the bits that are
softer than you expected.
take the time to find perfection:
in your own skin, you are.