I had Tiger Stripes
Before I could
Understand
What those lines meant
How they were formed
How I would feel about them
When I finally knew
Tiger stripes
Animalistic
Prided and provided
In activities
Involving
Decadent delights
Concealing calories
Which were
Once on the lips
Leaving a stain
Of faded marker
On my hips
Do you know
Not one person
Who has ever
Gotten me naked
Said one word
About my stripes?
Weird.
Almost like
We got
Each other naked
For reasons
Other than
Just looking for
Strays and marks.
Remember that
Tiger woman
No one that wants to be with you
is merely counting your stripes
as the only means of seeing you.
Those stripes
A part of you
Just the same
As that secret freckle
Between your chest
Or the tattoos
You sweat through
In private
Placed in private
To be seen by those
Who don’t fear your stripes
But rather look to trace
The parts of your body
That no one has traced before
Sometimes we fear
Our tiger stripes
We fear the imperfect
Just to find
That those tiger stripes
Attract
Those tiger stripes
Make this person
And maybe those stripes
Are just there to lead you
To your tiger
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