Self Loathing

good luck

If you hate what you are

Just enough

You will become what you should be

With a little luck

 

and a stupendous capacity for pain

This will work out

 

or not

 

it could be worse

You could be You

 

Permanently 

(it could be worse?)

Author's Note

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

If you keep very busy, you don’t have time to squeeze this extra in. I try hard not to beat myself up. There’s enough pain in the world without creating more. These days I am happily me. That!s where your lines this bright sunny morning took me.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

I kind of like being ugly. People expose themselves to you truly that way. Every single one of us has something to hide in one way or another. No one is pure, this is all just pretend. Humans are animals.

[John the Baptist]

My experience is that self hatred doesn't lead to improvement. Rather, it leads to more self hatred. And that is not a pleasant way to live.

[Davidgeo]

Self loathing can lead to fundamental self refinement and/or acceptance. Not everyone is a fan though. It's painful and can lead to very bad behavior. But if you can take it... it's worth taking an objective look at yourself. Sometimes that is the only way.

[Davidgeo]

(of course most people don't need to and should certainly not take this approach... but people with cluster b personality disorders should. Absolutely)

[Amy R]

Very well written.
So much truth here,..
-Amy

[Davidgeo]

I'm glad you liked it Amy.

[Amy R]

You're welcome

[In Em's Wonderland]

Such truth--it could always be worse! Change is always possible, just takes time. Good write!

[Davidgeo]

You are right, the key to change and real personal growth is time. We must prove to ourselves what we are through our actions... reality, it does in fact matter.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Hey good write, mother of everything I couldn't say love what you think but different from what you say I'm in Oakland, thank you for sharing

[Davidgeo]

You should read "self love".

[A Poor Player]

This is fab. Very cheekily and cleverly done. If you're not shifting and flowing it definitely could be worse.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks doll face. I've never been called fab before. I assume that's a compliment?

[JD Major]

You nailed it Davidgeo!
It can always be better, it can always be worse.
It's the Human Condition.

[Papaya]

An interesting thought, to be so self aware of your flaws and hate that part of yourself so much that it creates a desire for change. Most people need a little bit of help I think. Someone as a cheerleader to move them along.

[Davidgeo]

Help is good. It doesn't hurt.

[Gee]

Never really give a lot of thought to me and what I am, will be and have been, probably because all is pretty much plain sailing with very little dramas. Any bad s**t that happens I tuck away and forget it.
Hope you are well Dave

[Davidgeo]

That's a nice way to go about it. Circumstances do not make this available to everyone unfortunately. Out of the 8 billion people on this planet, you should consider yourself lucky. Most do not have our luxury of forgetfulness, the planet is mostly full of self loathing.

[Davidgeo]

... or coping mechanisms to not feel the self loathing. I think that's what most of the planet's population is really doing. How can we be both the apex predators of the planet and objectively compassionate to life? it doesn't make sense... I think every human in the western world either suffers from a little self delusion or feels a little to a lot of self loathing. Modern existence is probably more filthy then primitive existence.

[Thomas W Case]

Superb and very creative. I like it.

[Davidgeo]

Why thank you Mr Case. I appreciate that.

[The_Ancient_Rock]

Could always be worse...
Or better.
Sometimes we just don't feel so good about ourselves. I guess...
I enjoyed reading this piece. Good poem.
Keep it up! Take good care.
😃

[Davidgeo]

I think the best recipe is to work relatively hard while not being a jerk to other people in the process. You might not make it to the top that way but, it's our best bet at having a pretty good time while we can. People at the top seem unhappy anyway, a collection of perpetually unfulfilled a******s.

[The_Ancient_Rock]

Ok, I understand.
Very well friend.
Take good care.
😃