Self Esteem

A Poem by Cari Lynn Vaughn

Consumed by others opinions of you and their acceptance or rejection of you.

Self Esteem

You put a drop in the sea

But the drop consumes the ocean

And I cannot live with this fat ugly person

that is me

I cannot stop this loathsome emotion

My salvation

My very death

When you stop breathing

My Breath

© 2018 Cari Lynn Vaughn

Author's Note

Published in Journey Without A Map and Butterfly Chains Collection

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Added on October 5, 2018
Last Updated on October 5, 2018
Tags: Self-Esteem, Co-dependency, Ocean, Self-Hate, Loathsome, Emotion, Consumed, Breath, Death

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Writing is not a hobby or career, but a way of life and way of looking at things. I've been writing seriously since I was 9 years old when I wrote, produced and starred in a play called "The Muggin.. more..