🌹 a poem for the inner critic
Here's a poem I wrote. I wanted to share it with you:
Roses are red, violets are blue, 🌹
I have a voice inside that says “I’m not as good as you.”
it’s a strong voice because it’s had lots of practice,
that’s why I’m strong, successful, fit, and fabulous.
I’ve relied on this voice like a crutch and a cane,
in pursuit of riches, love, and fame.
This voice serves me, but it’s harmful too,
to the point where sometimes I don’t know what to do -
to exile the voice or hand it the keys to the city
both options have merit, more’s the pity.💙🧡
The voice is common and called many names
like saboteur, inner critic, gremlin, or shame,
but even though its methods are sometimes quite mean,
I call this voice friend, for it’s on my team.
I can love the voice without condoning what it does
by seeing its intention through forgiveness and love.
Though the way may be hard, it’s worth it to persist,
because there’s a truth we all to often resist:
the voice is me, and I am the voice,
and I deserve love because I exist.
I've been stepping into my own voice lately. This is my first poem, but I've been writing songs. I'll probably share them at some point.
You'll also see that I'm taking a stand for how we treat this voice of ours. This "inner critic". More on that later.
Oh, one last thing - you too deserve love because you exist. If it feels right, take a moment to thank yourself for caring about yourself, forgive yourself for being hard on yourself, and (hopefully) mean it.
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