Words From A Poet: If You Don’t Love Yourself Then How Can You Love Another?
It’s often that we empty out ourselves to give to others. We tend to be convinced that happiness within comes […]
Cate Staff
It’s often that we empty out ourselves to give to others. We tend to be convinced that happiness within comes from the happiness that we put out. And, maybe in some cases, however, if we don’t refuel ourselves or get refueled by others with the same amount of love then eventually we will have nothing left to give.
Some people lack peace internally and require others to give it to them with no intent on returning the favor. It’s important that we recognize those individuals and create boundaries that are healthy to make sure that we always leave enough love inside for our personal selves.
Read along for some poetry from Tyler that reflects this truth.
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You hope I don’t succeed,while I pray you get on your feet
See, that’s the difference between you & me…I have a loyal heart that won’t leave& you have a cold soul with sharp teeth
That sink into every insecurity…But I refuse to let your depleted peace
Drown me in your misery
Because in order to love me…You can no longer be a part of my destiny & for once I’m not sorry that I have no pity& finally carry the strength to leave & seek serenity…even if that means being alone
with only me!
I don’t really care if everybody likes me
No I’m not scared of life, because I love me
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If you truly love me
Love me without losing yourself
Touch me without using your hands
Nurture me without neglecting your spirit…because loving yourself
Is the purest way to prove that you mean it
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We’re all perfect from our imperfections
We’re a collective tribe of individual successes
We’re not a slave to whatever the best is
We were meant to strive for greatness
We weren’t designed to be monotonous
We were designed to be artists
We weren’t meant to be modest
We were designed to flourish
We weren’t meant to be restricted
We were designed to be creative
We weren’t meant to be neglected
We were designed to be accepted
We weren’t meant to be divided
We were designed to be together…
Because we are designed to love one another Effortlessly like the wind carries a feather