6 months ago, I did what I felt at the time was best for you and what you desperately needed
But now you have me questioning if therapy was a big mistake
As you would have it, it wouldn’t be the first time you
blame me
Sometimes, I feel as though you want to give up
But truth of the matter, I believe you may already have
I want you to be great, but no matter how many positive affirmations I give you
You follow up with a negative, as punishment for thinking you’re good,
Because you believe you’re anything but
Some days I hype you up like crazy, but eventually the
cheers subside
Because you somehow convince me you’re nothing to “fuss
over”
There’s nothing I want more than to love you
Not just you, but EVERYTHING there is about you
Your imperfections, good heart, even the things you say are
“so bad”, I want to love them too
I’ve been trying to love you for years, but for some reason,
you just won’t let me
You’ve given me what you feel are a million and one truths
But I see nothing but lies
You self-sabotage and call yourself names
And then get mad at me for not doing the same
I just don’t get you! You’re beautiful, gifted, successful
and inspirational
Yet you say you have nothing to offer
Bullshit! In fact, everything you say and do, is complete
bullshit!
You say you’re confident, yet you don’t have an ounce of
self-esteem
You say, “I know who I am”, yet you’re struggling to make
peace with who you are
You say you want to experience love, yet you can’t seem to
show yourself any
You say you don’t see why people like you, appreciate you
and look up to you
But, if I were you and didn’t think anything of myself, I
wouldn’t be able to see it either
It’s amazing! I’ve never met a person who devalues themselves
as much as you
Especially, when you are more valuable than ivory tusks and
richer than 14kt gold!
What a joke! But, the sad thing is, self-hate is no laughing
matter!
To be honest, I actually feel sorry for you, but because of
YOUR pride, you won’t allow me to
I can’t imagine being a fraud and living a double life!
It’s exhausting, not to mention hard wearing a mask
You’ve got to be sure you wear the right one, know when to
wear it and who to wear it around
Why can’t you just be yourself? I’m sorry, I forgot, you
don’t like her
But, no matter how less you think of yourself, to me you’re
the world!
Girl, you’ve got it going on, but the enemy has convinced
you that you don’t
Needless to say, you ARE the enemy
I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’m sick of you!
You can’t even look at yourself in the mirror, without finding
something to bitch about
If it sounds as though I’m upset, it’s probably because I am
You’re hurting us, and you don’t even
realize it
Or, maybe it’s exactly what you wanted….speaking of want
Why do I want more for you than you want for yourself?
Why am I busting my ass for YOUR success, if you keep
telling yourself you don’t deserve it?
Why am I having dreams, making goals and seeing visions
When you don’t see yourself achieving them?
Why am I even writing to you, when you already know what YOU
are doing?
Why am I questioning your motives, but most important, why am I YOU?
Moral of MY STORY, just because I’m “shining”, doesn’t mean I’m not living in “darkness”. Check on those that are strong in your life, because sometimes, even they get weak!
Until next time my NOTE takers!
Writefully yours,
Deetra La’Rue
