Analysis of Taking up space

Anna Baldry 2000 (Bedfordshire)



How can you question my worth
From the rolls on my belly,
To the second chin on my face
Do you think I’m lazy or a disgrace?
Cos my body works, it runs, it skips
But what does that tell you?
Cos you can’t see past the fat, on my hips.

How can you question my worth
When trying to decide whether you like me
Or not
Do you not feel embarrassed?
When I give you my love and everything I’ve got.
Just for you to use me for lust.
Was it naive of me to not question your trust?
How could I not see past the red flags
Cos’ they were so blinding  
The things you said left me finding,
That little bit of love left for me.

But you didn’t realise my worth
Cos’ all you saw was she’s fat
She must be easy
That thought left me feeling quite queasy
Do fat girls not deserve love too?
The truth is fat girls are trying to find a place
On this earth
Trying to find the love they deserve.

But I no longer question my worth
Fat girls are beautiful,
we are enough.
And even when times get tough,
We pick ourselves up and realise our worth,
Because fat girls deserve a place on this earth.


Scheme Abccded Abfgfggxhhb axbbecax axiiaa
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011 1011110 10101111 1111101001 111011111 111111 1111101111 1111011 1101110111 11 1111010 11111101011 11111111 11111111011 111111011 110110 01111110 110111111 111111 1111111 11110 111110110 11110111 011111101101 111 101101101 111101011 111100 1101 0101111 11001101101 01110101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,089
Words 238
Sentences 12
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 11, 8, 6
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 206
Words per stanza (avg) 55

About this poem

This poem is about how people perceive plus size bodies and how we are worthy of love just like anyone else. As a plus size women I wanted people to realise that just because I’m plus size doesn’t mean I have to change to fit into the world.

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Written on November 11, 2022

Submitted by annzbaldry1 on November 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:11 min read
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Anna Baldry

Anna’s poetry consists of a range of emotions, which include, feelings of heartbreak, sadness and even acceptance. She mainly writes from experience, but may take inspiration from all things around her, such as, scenery, books, music and friendships. They started writing poetry in 2021 and have loved every minute of it. more…

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