Touching and Heartfelt Poem for Motivations - [In nature, the unsual is often beautiful. This is true of people, too.] Motivational Saying on BlackOnWhite 8 x 10 inches Double Beveled Matting

- I had a therapist tell me once, it was ironic how much love I gave out 'cause I didn't give much to myself. She laughed, like self-love was a sick joke. I chuckled then cried at home. I had someone tell me once, I could not love anyone else until I learned to love myself. This time, I got to laugh. This time, the sick joke was mine. Was me. Might as well wait forever. I remember hating myself at the age of seven. Journals filled to the brim with criticisms by eight, I had enough pages to stitch them into wings. To fly close enough to the sun to see my tears turn to steam. Felt the wax burn on my shoulders and mold into thick skin. I was nine when I wanted to die. Thirteen when I found a solution. Figured, If I could cut my legs enough, gravity would let me go. When it didn't, I tied a pillowcase around my neck, twisting like the rope swings I knew so well from childhood. Heard my