Tag: growth

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 69

Day 69: “The Little Girl Who Couldn’t”

One thing about me

is I like to be unfair to myself

Well I don’t like to

But you’d think I do by how often I do it

Past me’s

are held to impossible standards

“You’re stupid,

Bad,

Terrible,

Because you didn’t know”

But what recently I learned, realized

is I couldn’t know

How would I know

if no one taught me

helped me

told me

So what was once tangible

Something I was on the cusp of

Should have

Done

Was now something impossible

Intangible

Far

Something I couldn’t have done

Which opens up the door for me

To forgive

Myself

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 28

Day 28: “Growth”

If you told me a year ago that I’d be able to listen to myself

And take care of myself

Without thinking about it

Second nature

I’d say you’re crazy

My impulse was always to take care of others

Mediate

Put myself last

Be a good woman or girl

And leave my needs out of it

But recently I had a breakthrough

I took a moment to myself

I listened

I rested

I did what was best for me

That may sound simple

Obvious

But for me,

That’s huge

Because I didn’t have to convince myself to take a break

I just did what I needed in the moment

It was second nature

I guess therapy really does work