Before I fall in love with you
Let me fall in love with me
Let me treat myself with gifts
Be my own best friend
Take myself out on dates
Be my own not-so-secret admirer
Let me find favor in me
Flatter myself and be my own lover
Remind myself that I'm beautiful
Whether I know it or not
Candle-lit dinners and looking my best
I do vow to love and cherish myself
In sickness and in health
As long as I shall live
I vow to fall in love with myself
Before I fall in love with you
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Thoughts in Bold Ink
PoetryDuring these teen years, I am at the door way between childhood and adulthood. As I take these baby steps, I don't ever want to leave behind pieces of me that I'm discovering, nor should I ever leave behind who I must always be. As I close the door...
