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Where is my Love?
April 9, 2022
I’m starved
The feeling carves into my heart
There’s something missing
I dismiss the emptiness
Looking at my body, I wonder
Mother, why don’t I look like others
I grab onto my stomach
Let go, then suck it in
I put my clothes back on
Covering myself in blankets,
I drank the liquid on my bedside.
Drowning myself
Counting sheeps like 1 2 3
To forget, and feel better
I want to love
I want to be free
Learning to be free
Free of what my head says
Is a quiz I can’t pass
My stomach may protrude
But inside, it’s empty
Twenty years, wasted
Starving my stomach and heart
Love yourself
You are all you have
© Erin H., Carrollton, TX
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I have struggled with self love all of my life, and when we were doing an assignment of what people can consume more of - metaphorically or physically, I decided to do self-love. In society, there is a lot of negative energy towards others and towards themselves. Why shouldn't we love ourselves when we are so unique and different. This is the only body you'll have for your time on earth, and you should cherish what you were given, even if it's not 'perfect' (whatever that means). I wish more people loved themselves for who they are.