Girls Bodies Grow the Way an Elevator Goes Up and Down

where’d you come from, Lil Thin Girl?

certainly not from your Jewish mother

with the double D latkes hanging from her chest

don’t worry you’ll get there one day, Lil Thin Girl

let’s just hope you don’t also inherit her appetite

Lil Thin Girl should stay that way forever

Lil Thin Girl could still grow up to be a ballerina

will you dance for me Lil Thin Girl?

will you let me hold whatever’s left of you and not let go?

can I wrap myself around like a belt?

the tightest it can get and add a couple new notches

otherwise I’d slip right off, Lil Thin Girl

like all these dresses your mom bought

when you were still a size one

you’ve grown, Lil Big Girl

fat but still short, Busty Girl

can’t reach the top shelf cause your dumpy

but also cause you don’t want your tummy to pop out

and we’ll all see Teenage Hungry Girl

no longer Lil Thin Girl

we’re pretty sure you ate her

Lil Thin Girl couldn’t survive in the world

is that what happened?

may be big now but your still our little girl aren’t you?

your still scared of us aren’t you?

of what we may do to you

when we find out you can’t squeeze anymore

into the frame we tailor-made for you?

perfect family photo now, huh?

mother’s daughter is growing up to look just like her

smiling as if she has anything to be proud of

Growing girl doesn’t meet up with friends after eating

cause she wants them to thinkshe doesn’t

sucks in her chin to train the fat to stay hidden

Growing girl would rather stop swimming

than have to wear a one-piece suit

not used to it but she knows how it fits

shame in her thin/fat/growing body

shame in eating something

shame in being anything

we didn’t want her to be to begin with

do you love yourself yet, grown-up girl?

do you still see yourself as a little ballerina?

will you still dance for me?