Goddess

what a life i have lived

that i can say i have loved, & that i have loved deeply

that i cared even deeper

so much so others’ burdens became my own

what they felt, i felt even more

out of true love

i never do anything half-way

i give it my all, my entire being

my whole soul is poured into it

it is how i have always been

a real lover

no one can take that from me

& i plan on being this way forever

no painful experience will ever take my light

i won’t allow it

i will keep shining my aura on the world

i am truest love embodied

how dare i not be this way?

to deny my truest self would be treason

only a real one can appreciate me for what i am

those who are not meant to encounter it will be blinded by it

or maybe u were exactly who needed it

too bad, truly, for i am no longer in the business of giving second chances

first time’s such a charm

& my lover will appreciate me the first time around

just as these sweet friendships of mine have

they celebrate my sensitivity, my intuition, my emotions

that is love

u were overwhelmed by it while others love it about me

oh my, how i feel sorry for u

i laugh at the irony of it all

& i love myself deeply, for i know no other way to live

maybe that is the biggest difference between u & i

i actually love & appreciate myself

while u tolerate yourself, scared by your shadows & depths

i have faced my shadows, & i love her truly

a love u could never provide me

& i accept that now, for i know it had nothing to do with me

but everything to do with u

i hope u love yourself someday

this is the best feeling in the world, after all

being in complete harmony with one’s self

no longer at war with my darkness

for what i once saw as dark was truly just the light in me

this realization takes me deeper

& i love it here