Imperfect Love
My love for John Legend brought me to create this poem for all you warriors out there on the path of recovery. This is for all you warriors out there. Inspired by John Legend's song, "All of Me" I found the word love has a hidden meaning that's deep and whole hearted and I am still learning. In the past, love to me was all about giving and doing for others. It was never about me. It was about the people around me. I had the idea of "If they are taken care of and well, I am well." However, that was a value I was taught and what I believed in. Affection was not shown in my family and there was no discussion about love, therefore I don't crave for physical affection. I had to learn and re parent myself, such as self soothing, baths, music and reading. I learned this on my own with the help of my support system. What it means to be loved. How to love? I wrote this piece in response to a burnout period in 2016 and to cultivating my journey of self love