To fall in love is easy,
to give your everything to others is easy.
To stay in love is easy,
to commit even when feelings seem to fade is easy.

To love is easy...
until you must love yourself.

Every day I look for a reason,
a reason why I should be loved,
a reason why I deserve love,
a reason I might be loved,
a reason to love myself.

But all I see are reasons not to.

The morning light touches my skin,
but I am still cold-
still searching for warmth within myself.

I try.
Every day, I search for a reason,
just one,
to love myself⏤
even a little.

I know I am worth love,
even when
I walk each day toward a love
I do not yet understand.

Maybe someday,
I won't need to search,
Maybe someday,
I will simply know.