Love Thyself 5/15/2023

My heart is tender
And sweet
While cradling
A new born baby.

My heart is
Compassionate
And kind
While offering a hand
To someone mourning.

So how can I
Be gentle
And loving
To myself
When I’m hurting
Inside?

Tis a difficult task
To achieve
Especially when you
Compare and judge
Yourself
So harshly.

Place your right hand
On your heart
And left hand
On your gut
Silently say
I am worthy
To give myself
Love
Anytime
Anywhere
I want.

Breathing deeply
As the heart and gut
Connect with love
Release the anxiety
And tensions
About what you wish
Were different
And accept
Whatever is
In the moment
At this time.

Share the love felt
Fully and wholly
Inside your body
Knowing now
It’s not selfish
To love thy self.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author