Self love

Title: Self Love

(Verse 1)

I remember days I couldn’t say my name with pride,

Walking through the world with my head low, trying to hide.

Every mirror felt like a stranger staring back,

Pointing out my flaws, showing me everything I lack.

I chased validation in the voices outside,

Believing their words were the truth I should abide.

I gave my heart freely, let it break in their hands,

Thinking love was pain I had to understand.

I tried to be softer, I tried to be strong,

Tried to fit in places where I never belonged.

I smiled through storms just to keep the peace,

While my own happiness slowly decreased.

I wore expectations like chains on my soul,

Letting fear and doubt take complete control.

But somewhere inside, beneath all the noise,

Was a quiet little whisper, a powerful voice.

(Pre-Chorus)

It said, “You are enough even when you fall,

Even when you feel like nothing at all.

You don’t have to earn the right to breathe,

You are worthy just for being you, believe.”

(Chorus)

So I choose me, I choose my heart,

I love myself even when it’s hard.

I hold my pain, I heal my scars,

I shine my light, no matter how dark.

I don’t need saving, I’ve come this far,

I am my home, I am my spark.

This is my love, steady and true,

I found my freedom loving me too.

(Verse 2)

I’ve cried in silence, prayed through tears,

Faced my doubts, faced my fears.

I blamed myself for the love I lost,

Never counting the emotional cost.

I stayed too long when I should’ve left,

Gave my best till there was nothing left.

I called it loyalty, I called it care,

But deep inside, I wasn’t there.

I learned to apologize for my existence,

For my emotions, for my resistance.

I learned to shrink so others could shine,

Ignoring the rhythm of my own time.

I let broken promises shape my belief,

That love must always come with grief.

But pain is not proof that love is real,

And wounds are not the way we heal.

(Pre-Chorus)

I asked myself questions I ran from before,

Why am I hurting, what am I hurting for?

And the answer came gentle, clear, and strong,

“You’ve been loving others but yourself all wrong.”

(Chorus)

So I choose me, I choose my heart,

I love myself even when it’s hard.

I hold my pain, I heal my scars,

I shine my light, no matter how dark.

I don’t need saving, I’ve come this far,

I am my home, I am my spark.

This is my love, steady and true,

I found my freedom loving me too.

(Verse 3)

Self-love isn’t roses, it isn’t pretend,

It’s staying when things break, beginning again.

It’s calling myself out when I’m unkind,

And giving myself grace at the same time.

It’s setting boundaries without feeling guilt,

Protecting the life that I’m trying to build.

It’s walking away when respect is gone,

Even if it means walking alone.

It’s choosing rest when the world says run,

Knowing my value isn’t based on what I’ve done.

It’s listening to my body, my spirit, my soul,

Honoring needs I once ignored.

It’s forgiving the girl I used to be,

For all the ways she couldn’t yet see.