Feeling

Hurting

Being categorized 

By others

As a "elephant girl"

Yet when I look back at 

At photos I don't see the elephant girl 

I was told I was. 

So much confusion

So much shame

For a young woman

A growing woman

Leading to

Suppressing

Attacking

Punishing

Trying to control 

The feminine

Until I could own 

The woman in me

All the shapes

All the sizes

The faces

Even the elephant

Finding such deep wisdom

In the realm of giants

This path has taught me

However painful

To return to She

by Aloha Jacqueline

Note: This poem is a response to "Being Big" by Tiffany Stone.