@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 2:55

Real

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I stand ready and waiting, my eyes to the sky. Screaming at destiny. Asking that b**** why? Wondering why? Society has no love in their eyes. Yes, the ones who can't get past the size of my thighs. Don't they know this body is only a disguise? But they scorn me while eating their burgers and fries. Must be nice living that fantasy type of life. Yes, I'm flawed, but I'm real steady

#realbeauty #realpoet #reallove #selflove

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@ThaMoor84
Aoki
@ThaMoor84Β Β·Β 0:17
To. That was fire. That was phenomenal. I am so inspired by that piece right there. I just got off of work and I felt really spent. And when I listened to this, it uplifted me. Keep bringing it. One. Bye
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@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 0:33

@ThaMoor84

Thank you. Thank you so much. You know, that means everything coming from you. You are so amazing as a poet, and I trust your poetry judgment above a lot of other people. So for you to tell me that that was fired, that just means the world to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen and grace my host with your presence. I appreciate you so much. Thank you for being here. It means everything
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@Renee_Slay
Renee Slay
@Renee_SlayΒ Β·Β 0:25

@Pixiepoet4life

It's. Yes, queen. Yes. You are a goddess. And those that have an issue, take any issue with the beauty that is. You don't deserve to be in your presence. You are so freaking awesome. Like, this has such a powerful message, and I love it so much. Girl, keep it coming now
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@Her_Sisu
J.L. Beasley
@Her_SisuΒ Β·Β 4:00
And it's interesting on the opposite side, when there are conversations with some women, not all, there is this hyper focus level of awareness on my body does not look like this, or I don't look like that Instagram model, or my curves are not all in the air, quotation perfect place that society or commercials or the media says that it should be
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@Loloflow
Laura L (she/her)
@LoloflowΒ Β·Β 0:46
Preach. Yes, chills. Loved it. As much as this is about society's rejection of image perfection obsessed bullshit that we deal with, it's also about having a self love revolution. And I think that is GD beautiful. And I think you are beautiful in every way
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@DarkMoonMusings
J Stout
@DarkMoonMusingsΒ Β·Β 0:28
It's. Oh, my goodness. You nailed that. That was fantastic. You took something this resonates with me as a larger sized woman, but you took that and you said, that's right. You see the outer me, but you aren't looking at what's real, what is inside of me. Because who we are is not defined by our body, except for in a society like ours. Wow. Just fantastic
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 1:20

@Renee_Slay

Ahead. Thank you. Renee, I love you. I'm so glad that you were here for this. This piece was something that was a labor of internal love and struggle and perseverance and overcoming and healing. And to be able to share this on Swell is a full circle moment for me coming around to a place where I am confident enough to put myself out there like this, it's an amazing transformation and it has been an amazing journey
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@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 4:57

@Her_Sisu

Because we talk about other forms of discrimination, racism and sexual orientation discrimination, discrimination against people, for their age, against the elderly. There's so many different things that we will immediately accept are wrong for society to perpetrate against humanity. And yet there are some things that we have just accepted in society as being okay for whatever the reasons are. And size, discrimination and body shaming is something that we have kind of settled into accepting
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@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 3:19

@Loloflow

Yes. You got it, sister. I am so glad to have you here. I admire you so much for the poet that you are and the voice that you are and your perspectives and to have you chime in on this thread and give feedback about this piece, it's so amazing to me and so appreciated. I am just so glad that you're here and I totally agree with you
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 3:22

@DarkMoonMusings

And I am just so glad that I came here and I'm able to share my poetry here on Swell. So thank you so much for being a part of this. Thank you so much for your feedback. I appreciate you. Beyond beyond you just have no idea. Thank you
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@ReneeBrookes
- RB // 🌹 ________________
@ReneeBrookesΒ Β·Β 0:50
You're. So I just want to say that my favorite line, the whole piece is beautiful, magnificent. But my favorite line is, don't they know this body is a disguise? That really hit me, because I'm like, yeah, there's a goddess underneath here. You know what I'm saying? There's love energy under here. There's this magnificent, divine being underneath this skin. And so that was just really powerful to me and beautiful
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@IntrotuitiveMrs
Th ma'am. That was beautiful. You have inspired me. I have been on this app for just a few days, looking around. I intend on sharing my own poetry, especially with April coming up. And I just feel so inspired. Thank you so much for your beautiful words. I have followed so that I can hear more. You're everything
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Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15

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@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 1:05

@ReneeBrookes

And that's what this piece speaks to in part. So thank you so much for you being here, for you being able to be a part of this, willing to share your thoughts and to taking the time to listen because that is so amazing. That's such a beautiful gift that you would take time stout of your life's journey to listen to a part of mine. Thank you so much. I appreciate you for that
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 1:23

@IntrotuitiveMrs

So I appreciate you absolutely for being a part of my journey. And I would tell you that this space on Swell is so amazing. You are going to find all things here. It is such a beautiful space, so welcoming, so amazing, and you will have the opportunity to share your perspective as a unique individual and find those who can vibe with you and meet you where you are. And there is no substitute for that joy
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@nourishyou
Adenike Nana Esie
@nourishyouΒ Β·Β 1:27
Especially for black women. And I'll be honest, it's something I am still struggling with. So I salute you for standing in your truth and showing up as you are with your beautiful self
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 0:49

@nourishyou

Thank you for being here. I appreciate you so, so much. I admire you as a poet and as a human being. Your voice is so magically unique, and I appreciate you. Our voices are only as important as the ones who hear them. So you being here to hear me and to take the time to listen is what gives me the courage to continue to go on and share and display my art and my poetry
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@BlameBeefie88
BeeFie Built
@BlameBeefie88Β Β·Β 0:58

#real #bbw #love #poetry

You're. Wow. I can relate to this poem because I have everything that you have put into this poem. I have the black skin, I have stretch marks, double chin and a muffin top. And I feel that when people see a bigger person or a bigger body, they do shun them. And I do feel shunned by the world at times. I do hope to one day find love. Thank you for sharing this poem, Real, because in all honesty, it was absolutely that
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@Pixiepoet4life
DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 1:20

@BlameBeefie88

And I know what it's like to be a bigger woman and to not be able to be safe and comfortable in your own skin because of how the world discriminates against you and because of the bullying and the abusive attitudes of people who just don't realize how much better it would be to just practice loving connection and unity instead of hate. So I applaud you for being able to come here and actually willing to speak up and have a part of this conversation, be your own
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@Soul-Essentials
Alisa Gafeney
@Soul-EssentialsΒ Β·Β 0:30

#selflove #poetry

A blessing to you for that beautiful poem. I could definitely identify with a lot of the things that you said. I've been dealing with my weight since I was a young kid, and it has not changed in the 30 plus years that I've been dealing with it. And it gets tiresome and redundant. Um, thank you again for this fire piece of poetry. Blessings
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 1:36

@Soul-Essential

Thanks. Thank you for being willing to support. Thank you for coming out. Thank you for taking the time to listen. And thank you most of all for taking the time to reply. Without all of the other voices I encounter, my voice would be far less meaningful. So it's everything to me to hear from all of you, you, and have you give me feedback and join in the conversation and connect with me in these spaces
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@NatashaNoel
Natasha Webb
@NatashaNoelΒ Β·Β 5:00
I'm absolutely wonderful. I loved it. I loved the truth that you put into that work. It is so hard to talk about the subject that you just did. Like I told you, I am overweight myself. And not only that, I'm 52 now and I've seen my body getting worse. I actually had weight loss surgery in 2005, I think it was, and I started out at Β£320. I had to lose Β£20 to have the surgery. I lost down to about Β£217
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@NatashaNoel
Natasha Webb
@NatashaNoelΒ Β·Β 0:23
You. And I went on about my own story there, but I just wanted to come back and say again, beautiful piece of work. And I love your courage and I love your boldness and I love your truth. And just keep on, keep on keeping on, because this is great
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DawnMaria Bradley
@Pixiepoet4lifeΒ Β·Β 2:52

@NatashaNoel

So to have you come on my thread and bring your perspective and your voice and your knowledge and your experiences from your life and your spaces into this space and share with me, it just is everything. It is everything I ever dreamed about from the time I was a little girl, four years old, and I wrote my first poem. So I'm just awed and amazed and so honored and so thankful. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for taking the time to listen
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