Goddess
Los Angeles, 2022
I was taught that my body was wrong—
too much, too visible, too far from beauty.
But through time, weight, and softness,
I began to see otherwise.
Goddess is a reclamation.
Through video, sound, and self-portraiture,
I model the confidence I was once denied.
I show what others called “ugly,”
not for validation,
but as a quiet act of self-love.
Even if I cannot please everyone,
I can still belong to myself.