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Dear Self

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Dear Self
24-03-14

Dear self...



This shouldn't be as hard as it is, yet it is.

I should be able to find at least one thing,
just one thing at least,
to love about myself...
...yet my brain freezes
and fingers twitch like goldfish's mouths.

I love you brain, perhaps,
but I am not only a brain.

What about eyes?
But they lead to the soul and can I love that?

Turns out that I can,
so I will write to that instead;
let's take this one part of myself at a time.

Dear Soul,

You are kind and compassionate,
caring for others more than yourself.
You know that is partly due to lack of self-esteem,
your counsellor knows that too,
but until the moment comes when self-esteem is necessary
we can go on innately caring for others
without a thought as to why,
for who cares as long as you care?

You love to listen to others,
what they say and what they can't,
and you are good at it.
Perhaps due to your introverted nature;
but, again, who cares
as long as the listening is done.

I love you for your caring.
For your ability to put others first
and help them no matter what.
I love you for listening
to those who need to be heard,
those who perhaps normally go unheard.

I love you for your beauty.
Not physical but internal;
the way you are
and will always be.
Your intelligence,
your capability,
your ability to smile...
...and your smile itself.

I love you soul...

...and since you make you most of me
in sense I am saying that I love myself.

Dear Self,

I love you.

You are not just physical features
but internal ones too.

Lean on that when you feel lonely,
when you feel as if you have nothing to offer
and that nobody cares.

Learn that only the inside matters, really,
as the outside fades,
and can be changed at will.

Dear Self,

I love you.
For RiseandbeStronger 's "Love Letter to Yourself" contest
riseandbestronger.deviantart.c…

Wish I was the only one entering this - I don't feel as if this piece is very strong, but it's what came out. (frowny hmmph face)
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vespera's avatar
I love how this builds from very tentative acceptance of self at the beginning to a real love poem to yourself :heart: