I am the Velveteen Rabbit

Body misshapen,

Fur worn off,

Scars on legs, arms, face,

I have lived my life

And my body shows it.

I look in the mirror

And wonder where the girl I use to know went,

with flawless skin and shapely curves.

I look in the mirror and I see evidence

—of a life lived

—marks on my body

—each tells a story

some happy, some sad, all LIFE!

I am the Velveteen Rabbit

And I have become REAL.

~kathie adams brown (May 21, 2013)