it is a true struggle, self love.
it is a constant battle with many
misleading ups and downs,
and i am definitely one,
who understands it better than most.
it seems so easy to give out your love to everyone else until there's none left for yourself,
then you're depending on someone else to come along and either do it for you,
or help you do it
yourself.
but we do not realize that,
we cannot truly love another without loving ourselves first.
but that's not a new tale,
for it has been told a million times before.
but we are not here to speak of loving others,
because that is a very common tale.
i look in the mirror and stare at
myself for a long time,
studying every little imperfection
and finding all the excuses why i am not worthy;
worthy of love from myself or any other.
i look at myself and judge the way my eye
twitches at the bottom when being looked at,
or the way one eyebrows sits higher than the other,
or the size of my eyes that crinkle,
a bit too much when i smile.
i focus so much on the negatives that are
not really negative at all.
they're apart of me and i am
learning to love them,
piece by piece.
i wish it was as easy as looking myself in the eyes,
and repeating phrases about how
i am pretty and worthy
of love,
especially from myself.
but it is not that easy,
but i am willing to put in the work,
because i have already
come this far..
it is taking a lot out of me,
but hating myself for this long,
is taking way more.
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Words of the heart
Poetryfor anyone who has ever felt alone or doubtful about themselves, for the sad people who find comfort in poetry, for those who cannot seem to put their...
