Self Love

This was written awhile back after ending a toxic relationship and giving myself time to reflect on how the end of that relationship was going to change me as a person or my mindset.

I'm going to take a minute to put your self entitlement at a halt.

I spent a good amount of my time trying.

Trying to make a man (or woman) love me.

Trying to get validation from the opinion of another.

Trying to make people see that I'm not a failure.

You know what? F**k that.

When I stopped trying, I learned to love myself.

I learned to love the Earth and the animals.

That's where my love should have went in the first place.

I'm giving none of it to you.

But can you really act as if you deserve it?

You're the type of man who will love a woman if she loves him.

But what happens if I want to do things for myself?

What if I don't want a man to answer to?

This is the part where you dissect my entire being.

You analyze my mental stability and try to make me believe that I am a weak woman and I don't deserve love.

You should follow in my footsteps and just stop trying.

You could never make me believe that after this last year of my life.

I'm a strong a*s woman, with a lover or without.

In fact, I seem to be doing it better on my own.

One day I would like to fall in love.

That doesn't mean I'm going to take any s**t. 

Never again will I be on someone's arm simply because they think I look good there.

I won't wonder why I'm not good enough to be shown faithfulness.

The truth is, I am good enough. 

I am the type of woman who will make you think about things you never considered.

I can write you lines of poetry that you'll never be able to erase. 

A woman like that doesn't have to settle for a man who only wants a physically beautiful partner.

I sure as f**k won't.

I am beautiful.

My beautiful qualities aren't necessarily physical.

The depth of my mind and my compassion are what makes me beautiful.

That's something you don't put in the hands of a weak a*s man.

Author's Note

Yes I'm aware that this poem doesn't rhyme and it also isn't in perfect form. I wrote this several months ago for myself and never intended on sharing it but my boyfriend read it and told me that I should share it because he really liked it.

Reviews

[Srchaud]

Your boyfriend was right, this is something everyone needs to read.

[Donicca Dona L]

wow.
you are sure beautiful in every way.
thank you for creating such a power poem with such a powerful message

[Lexi Hammond]

thank you so much