Self Love?

Sometimes i don´t love you very much it´s true.
Your touch feels cold like ice and hard to bare
as you wear a soft smile of false content
then dot your words like poison here and there.
You drag me down into the dark and greys
of night, where light is no longer in view.
Your mind turns happiness into despair
when the sun shines with a beautiful hue.
And you are my worst enemy sometimes
as i look in the mirror at your eyes,
at a girl that´s hurt and finding her way,
a spark of love between us does arise.
For we have known each other forever
and we will work through this slump together.

Laura Berry (Napowrimo Day 9 – 2023)

What we are Worthy of

Space, boundaries, choices,
support, peace and soft voices.
Caring, value, kindness,
gentleness, respect, mindfulness.
Abundance, happiness, truth,
food, warmth and a roof.
Understanding, friendship and trust,
success, security, being enough.
To be of service, our passions, gifts,
emotion, sensitivity, a lift.
Growth, spirituality and good health,
with love the greatest of our wealth.

Laura Berry (Napowrimo Day 7 – 2023)

Unsupported

How can we survive
If we are not supported
The stem supports the flower
And the flower supports the bee
The bee supports the fruits
For all of humanity
And humans support each other
With their service and trade
With gifts and tools
For each human made
But if it was to cease
Then we couldn’t survive at all
We’d be scraping in the dirt
For anything that falls
And this is life for many
Who are shunned or in poverty
I have been there, I know
That not all of us feel worthy
Worthy to be supported
That our gifts are not enough
Who we are is overlooked
In the shadows it is tough
To hold a light of worth
And say to the world I am!
Worthy of support
To be the best I can.

Laura Berry