The other day I saw a video 

One a photographer posted
A saga of edits of
Pregnant clients she’s hosted
Making her hips smaller
And her breasts rounder 
As if those are the important 
Bits that surround her
One by one I watched women
Change as pictures flipped through
The fire bubbled in my belly
As my anger boiled and grew
And all I could think?
 
I HATE THIS SO MUCH.
 
The kind of editing I like? 
A much gentler touch 
Open my eyes
Eliminate fly-aways from my hair
Add more people I love 
Who couldn’t be there 
Don’t smooth out my cellulite
Or cinch in my waist 
Don’t remove all the wrinkles 
Framing my face 
Sharpen horizon lines
Fix the colors of the sun
I know I’m not the expert
 
BUT PLEASE 
 
Keep me looking like myself 
After all is said and done