Goddess

is perfection what love truly requires?

acceptance & even admiration, i say,

of your truest form,

whatever that may be on any given day,

is the truest of loves

& the only love i would dare open my heart to again

meet me there

or do not meet me at all

…

what we pick apart in ourselves

others pay no mind,

do not notice,

or simply love it about you

for every flaw you believe you have,

there are 5 more beautiful things about you

always remember that

the beauty outweighing every flaw

every single time

…

the mirror shines back some fear to me

what will they think?

no one but yourself

is thinking about those flaws, dear

do we not all have one or two,

perhaps even more,

things about ourselves we desperately wish we could change?

what if the hack,

even the purpose,

is to learn to live with them, boldly?

to choose instead to be brave

& let the world see us anyway

when what we truly want is to run & hide…

you are still as much deserving of love then

as you are when you believe everything about you is perfect

perfection is merely a facade

why not spend that time

that you spend on reaching for such perfection

on the things you actually enjoy?

those passions that bring you such joy?

i would even dare say joy & peace are the perfections in life we should seek

above all else

…

i almost hid today

if i can be open with you

if i told you the flaw that almost caused me to

you may chuckle

i would not take offense

it is such a common flaw

a human experience

dare i forget i am a spiritual being living the human condition?

i hold myself to such high regards

i don’t even expect others to attain

maybe it’s okay

i am learning, after all

isn’t love unconditional?

even throughout my shortcomings

of amnesia, worthless pursuits, & self~judgement,

i choose true self~love

the love i deserve, on any given day

whether i believe myself to be worthy of it

but especially not