Bra-less

Today I walked outside with no bra

Yes, I had a shirt on

No, there wasn’t a reason

Today, I walked outside with no bra

No men were leering

At my unbound chest

No women were clutching their pearls

Today, I walked outside with no bra

It was hot

I swear a lot

Like an average day

But the warmth of my face

Not just from the sun

But consciousness of self sort of won

I looked down and saw my breasts sway

With each step

It was as if the breeze blew

And as the trees they bent and danced

To a rhythm of a beat older than time itself

It was as if they were a pair

Of siblings

Friends

Partners

You pick

One bobbed

And the other weaved

And when they bumped into each other

Instead of the casual “Excuse Me.”

I heard laugher

Fall from my lips

Today, I walked outside with no bra

The world didn’t explode

My life didn’t end

And I felt good about it

I enjoyed the lack of pinching

Itching

And overall discomfort

I look up with my head high

Shoulders back

And a smile on my lips

Unafraid

Unashamed

Free

Today, I walked outside with no bra

And I just might do it again

Tomorrow