Reminder: Love Yourself

We are taught to despise,

to criminalize

our thoughts of self-appreciation.

To idolize another form

and warm to self-deprecation.

'I hate myself'

'I want to die'

all terms we've grown so fond

I ask you now to think of why

you're the ugly duckling in the pond.

And not a beautiful butterfly

you can be if you please

forget your notions of beauty and tease

yourself into realising your worth.

Because you are worth something

Everything!

To this world which holds you dear

don't look at people 'greater' than you

and be jealous,

don't sneer.

Everyone has an insecurity

something they're bound to hide

and I'm asking you to bring it out

to sing and dance and shout!

Because I don't like my thighs

how they wiggle and cry

whenever the weather turns hot

I despise my ovaries you see

they don't work properly

pretending to be something they're not.

And my hips well

don't get me started on them

those beauties are best forgot.

But I get by

I may let out a sigh

or two

or three

when I see my reflection stare back at me

although I recognize my flaws

I see the beauty pour

from my smile, my positivity.

Because we don't need to be negative you see

not when it comes to yourself

you're trapped in this body

it gets you through life

don't put your mind through pain and strife

don't ever think you're not good enough

You are to me, to us, to we

who must share this planet of wanderers.

Just know that you are worth so much more

then your mind gives you credit for.