I am starting to realize I will never thrive where I cannot Love.

I deserve to love selfishly.

I've grown up and been conditioned to survive in spaces that harbor negative feelings which in turn I take out on myself.

How can I grow when I'm rotting where I stand?

If uprooting myself and moving to a place of love and light is considered selfish then so be it.

I rather be in the warmth of a life I love than to be shadowed by the negativity surrounding me even if it's by the people I love.

Because if they shared a fraction of the love I have, then they would simply understand.

I deserve to feel love.