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nyshacamilo submitted a contest entry to
Why do you love yourself? 3 months ago Best Love
Nysha LeeSelf love (smacks tongue)
I love me (smacks tongue)
That tastes… bittersweet
I’m proud of me but this is weird
When I was younger and feeling myself I’d be shut down
Chill out, you’re not all that and a bag of chips
But I meannnn
Look at these hips
I am indeed, all that and a bag of chips, the dip, plus more
I’ve learned that self love is the best love
It took a while to learn that lesson
I went looking everywhere for someone to express in
I let anyone be that person
Letting anything slide which just led the pain to worsen
I didn’t know how to be alone
Alone I felt I was in the dark drowning in my thoughts
A pool of mean words which led to mean actions
Mean towards myself
God forbid I was mean to anyone else
At 10, I began to hurt myself
A razor became my best friend
8 years later that friendship came to an end
Drugs and alcohol took her place
5 years later and I finally beat that case
A long, hard fight filled with tears
I had to rewire my brain to treat myself as good as I treat others
I deserve that more than anyone
I am all I got
In pain I heal myself
In sadness I pick myself up
In anger I calm me down
In poverty I work my ass off
I am all I got
In all things I know I am self taught
The best lesson I taught myself is self love
I no longer play about me
Treat me right or get left
Respect me or leave me be
Words are powerful
So now I speak life into me
I am beautiful
I am smart
I am important
I can do anything I put my mind to
Actions speak louder than words
So I take care of me
I have a routine for day and night
And that helps my light shine bright
I can’t pour from an empty cup
So I focus on me until I fill it up
Everyday looks different
Some things stay the same
Each day I give me grace
I give me forgiveness
I give me love
I give me patience
Each day I exercise and eat right
Health is wealth
I deserve the love I give to me
I deserve to be anything I want to be
I focus my mind and attract
I enact in stealth
I move quietly and mindfully
I’m making my own dynasty
The strength inside of me shows up in everything I say and do
Sometimes I surprise me, I realize I really had no clue
Self love is the best love
I now can finally say proudly and confidently
I love meVoting is open!
Voting ends May 16, 2024 12:00am
I really love the story aspect of this piece. I feel like you took me on a journey in your life from beating self harm to beating drug abuse to who you are now. I also used to let anyone be that person and constantly looked for love in other people; sometimes I still do. This poem was a nice reminder of the importance of self-love and I felt very connected to it.
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Thank you! I’m happy I can help you remember the importance of self love. But also, give yourself grace. Just like it didn’t happen overnight for these habits to be learned, it’s not going to happen overnight for them to be unlearned. The first step is acknowledging and you got that down! Now, just try to be mindful of noticing when you’re doing and make a plan on what to do when you do. We all go through similar things in different ways, people just like to mask it so thank you for being open to connecting. 💕
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Wow! Nysha! Look how far you have come! You are amazing and now an inspiration to not just yourself but so many others. I am so proud of you amazed my you! Keep rising up!I am cheering you on. <3 Lauren
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