You want others
to love you
in all the ways
that you can’t
love yourself;
Every inch of
your soul
aching
for an affection
that you’ve never
received –
Your mind is
constantly churning
with thoughts of
stupid/ugly/fat/
loser/dumb/freak;
A constant
reminder of all
the reasons you
have to not be
loved –
You seek out
salvation
in the form of
men,
letting them take
up residence
in you;
hollow attempts
to fill that
hole in your
chest –
But I hope
one day you
realize
it doesn’t
always have
to be like
this –
You are not
a puzzle missing
a piece –
no –
you are already
complete –
And the key
that you’ve been
looking for,
the one to
unlock the way
out of all this
self-hatred and
fear;
It’s been there
all along;
all you have
to do is
look
within.