Teach me to love myself kindly
When my confusions hit me hard
Teach me to discard bitterness
When I am hurt by others choices
Teach me to be compassionate
To those I love who hurt me
To give forgiveness to both of us
To be strong when others need to lean on me
And even stronger when they want to leave.
Teach me to love myself in the silences
In the quiet nights that don't contain warmth
In longer days that I drift into alone
Teach me to hold my hurt and disdain
My fear and my vulnerabilities
And give it to the heart of love
That surrounds us all..
And through that..
Teach me to love myself kindly
Purely and beautifully...
For my soul aches and my hearts worn out
And I am ready now to learn,
To wake up to a morning where love never leaves
And where we're never alone again.
- RKS
Hi -- Pachu gave me the link to your blog a few months ago, and I have recently started reading :) This poem is about self-love - once we learn this, we shall never feel alone again :)
ReplyDelete:) Glad you liked it - it came to me in a great moment of peace, and I guess often self-compassion does take us to our strongest places... where we're all sentient beings, working together, unbreakable, and yes - never alone :) Thanks for reading and look forward to more comments!
ReplyDeleteVery well written Richa :)
ReplyDeleteLoved it. Excellent. Papa
ReplyDeleteBeautiful prayer! Loving oneself selflessly is a path to self realization! A close friend of mine made me realize it!
ReplyDeleteNice!!
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