Can I tell myself just for today
that I love myself
That if ever I was to love myself
It would be today in this moment
Can I
Can I tell myself that I love you
I love your smile
I love the way you laugh
I love the silly crinkle in my nose that comes and goes with deep smiles
I love
well it’s hard to love myself in moments
But today
Today I will
Today I will
I will love how resilient I am
How strong and determined I am
How sometimes my empathy is but a guidance and a curse
I love that I see my world around me in vivid colors
I love that I never give up
I love that I did not let my past traumas
Define me
Can I tell myself just for today
that I love myself
I love my almond shaped eyes
And how when the weather and depending on what I wear, they seem to change colors
And how i am able to see beauty in places others can not
I love my mind
I love my mind
For being able to help me figure out all the madness inside it
I love my mouth
For I have learned to speak with honesty and authenticity
Knowing I wont be everyones cup of tea
I love my breastless chest
For everything it showed me
That my breasts don’t make me
They might have given me shape but i am not my breasts
That I am not breast cancer
Cancer is just but chapters in my book
I love that my scars are just that
scars
That I will love them for knowing that I listened to my gut
I love that I listen to her
Yes she has had moments of confusions but dont we all
Can I tell myself just for today
that I love myself
And my girl bits
I love you
For allowing me to feel pleasure
For helping me grow into a women
Even if I sit hollow
Because well cancer took that as well
I love my hips and legs
For holding me up when days I find it so hard to stand
But mostly I love me
I love you
I love you at this moment
I love you in all the moments
The moments your days are heavy
The days you don’t want to get out of bed but you do
I love you even in your stubbornness
Because sometimes your past creeps in
I love you for learning to love yourself
For giving yourself grace
And for knowing its a journey not a race
I know you have moments in which some days you find it harder than others
But i love that each day you are trying
Each day
Tears
Screams
You still find love for yourself
You had even had moments you told yourself
I hate you
Only because it’s familiar
More easier to do so than to say
I love myself
I love you
But not today
Today i love you
Today I love you
Today i love you
Today I love you for showing up for yourself
Today I love you
Today I love you
Today I love you period
– TawnyRachelle
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