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When You See Me

By Renee Firato

· Inspiration,Beauty

When you see me

do you see the lines on my face from the times I've laughed 

do you see the bags under my eyes from the times I've cried

do you see the golden hues on my skin 

or do you see the grey hairs growing in

do you see the strength

or do you see the weight

do you see me grinding, working, sweat dripping from my face

or do you see me struggling, failing, and flirting with fate

do you see my flaws

 or do you see my scars

do you see a sister, a wife, a mother

do you see a breast cancer survivor

did you look at my breasts

 

do you know that I know you did

do you know how many shirts I tried on

do you know how many didn't fit

do you know that underneath this shirt

I don't fit

you know that every woman is made differently

so every surgery is as unique as she

severing her pride and burning her beauty

leaving her searching to replace

 what cancer attempted to erase

do you see me now

 

the scared woman healed

my strength revealed

my beauty radiating through

my chemotherapy kissed skin

the curves in my hair like the curves of my quads 

pushing me through of every jerk and twist

weighing it out risk after risk

do you see me now and now do you see

 

when it comes to this coveted breast

off the shelf needs to be reassessed

because if I’m going to live well and be blessed

then I’m going to need a custom prosthesis

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Order Renee's poem: "When you see me" in an 18"x24" print on our store today. 

Every purchase includes a signed note from Renee.

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