We scream as we
enter this world
and numb ourselves
to the pain
as we leave it,
yet without limits
we glorify these limbs
as a God
in whose image
we’re painted,
meanwhile,
the bulk of our life
is spent with sagging skin,
fat spilling out
in odd places,
weathered eyes tell the story
of our closest friend
– pain –
the one true love
that is fated.