El Cuerpo The Body [BEST]

Days turned into weeks. She stopped apologizing for her shape and started marveling at her function. She stretched when she was stiff. She rested when she was tired. She ate when she was hungry — not out of shame, but out of care.

One morning, she caught her reflection and didn’t look away. el cuerpo the body

Sofia hadn’t spoken to her body in years. Days turned into weeks

"We’re on the same team," she said.

Not really. She’d yelled at it in front of mirrors. Bargained with it before parties. Ignored its hunger, its fatigue, its quiet signals. but out of care. One morning

Thank you, legs, for carrying me to the kitchen. Thank you, hands, for holding my child’s face. Thank you, lungs, for breathing while I slept.