A small smile can make all the difference
That tiny ray of light might not seem like much to a world full of sunshine but to a world shrouded in shadow it means everything
Just a small smile
There's no way to tell who needs a smile so why not give them to everyone?
Just a simple smile
So let's hand them out to everyone we see and make the world a brighter place
I am hurting Even if you can't understand why Just let me be sad That's all I need from you To let me feel How I'm going to feel
Don't tell me about how other people have it worse than me Don't lecture me about being proper or using my manners I have these feelings Let me feel them
Let me cry
Some people have their act together easily handling everything Life throws at them
But you don't know what's going on behind the curtains inside their minds
They might be giving it their best guess struggling to keep it together for everyone else's sake
It's hard to not compare yourself to other people But do try to remember
that everyone's human no one's perfect and we're all just giving life
Our best guess
All my life over and over people have told me that I'm not important
They ignored what I had to say Stayed ignorant of my feelings Refused to understand me Scolded me for talking about my problems
It wasn't everyone but it was enough people to make me feel like I didn't matter
It's so much easier to hold it all inside rather than facing that rejection from the ones I love
But I must remember that the people that love me...
Want me to share the things I love care about how I'm feeling work hard to understand me try to help with my problems
They care about me They love me And to them
I am important
#Poetry #SelfLove #Depression #MentalHealth #Loneliness #Insecurity #Kindness
You made an image and gave it my name You tried to capture me but it wasn't quite right
When you learned this you got angry “Why isn't she like this?” You asked yourself And you took it out on me
You never loved me You loved an image of me That you made up
That's not my fault
I'm kind and snarky Loving and anxious Flirty and cuddly And so much more That you will never know Unless you get to know me instead of that image In your head
Know all of me Accept all of me Love all of me
We were built differently We work in ways that so many don't understand So they called us names
Weird Creepy Disgusting Wrong Broken Burden
They said those words Over and over and over Until we believed them We started calling ourselves that
But they're wrong We are not broken We are not burdens No, we are
Kind Trusting Loving Silly Beautiful Special Different
If they can keep saying all those mean words Then why can't we say all those kind words?
Let's use new words to describe who we really are And keep using them over and over again until we believe them
The changes I'm going through are many things
tough unknown stressful exciting good necessary difficult scary
Of all the things that these changes are there is one thing they are very much not
They are not about you
These changes are MINE to make They are what I need They are what is good What is right for me
I didn't understand at first I thought you were controlling That you worried too much That you didn't care
But now I see it You tried to guide me You were worried Because you did care
Now here we are After countless shouting matches After so many times I stormed off And none of that matters now
you worry you try to do everything you never stopped loving me you accept me as your daughter you always make sure I'm eating you always check in on me you care
That's why I love you That's why I'm proud to be your daughter That's why I'm proud to call you
Mom
When someone you love is sad there's only so much you can do to make them smile again
When someone you love is scared there's only so much you can do to chase away the demons
When somone you love is struggling there's only so much you can do to help them move forward
It's hard to accept your limits especially when it comes to helping a loved one You may not be able to fix it at all but what you can do every time
Be there Keep loving them Listen to their needs And eventually
That will be enough