I LOVE MYSELF

I was talking to myself, no not exactly so ,

I was talking to my best friend ,who  lives in me you know.

We love and respect  each other,be it  hot summer or spring

My best friend and me share each and everything,

But we sometimes do not share our brain and heart.

Our brains and hearts at times differ and think wide  apart.

When my heart does a crazy  mindless jig ,

Her heart  always makes a sensible  wise dig,

She tries to control my hearts meanderings,

Preaches my heart to stop these silly flings.

My brain tries to explain ,but all goes in vain,

As  her brain scolds me  saying it will hurt and pain.

I sometimes forget  and speak negative to myself,

She reminds me then not to be unkind to myself,

I soon let down my hair and pamper myself to no end,

Like a hot bubble bath or dining out with an old friend ,

Or ensconced in my favorite corner reading a book,
Sometimes writing poetry brings a shine on my look.

I am learning to listen to my best friend within me,

The pleasure  that she gives me is great and totally free,

She keeps on whispering so that I don't get hurt anymore 

But my silly heart and brain sometimes  seem to ignore 

The deep inner messages in my best friends voice 

Are actually God Almighty's  guiding lights in disguise !

Loving my best friend more then myself,

Actually means  I am at  peace and happy as 

I  LOVE  MYSELF 

We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us.

Searching , yearning for that special love. 

Feeling empty and lost without it. 

Wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. 

Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works. 

Loving yourself is mainly having self-respect which is the only dependable way to create love in your own life to share with others. 

When you expect love from an external source, and someone or something does not fulfill your void and fantasies, then you will feel worse than before. 

To be able to be loved, you must love and respect yourself as much as you do others.