He said: "I love you"
And I replied,
You cannot love me.
For how can you love another,
When you don't love yourself?

I am the same as you,
With hopes, fears, and dreams.
My heart beats just as yours does,
My body scarred just as yours is.
A past burnt into my mind just the same.

I breathe, I cry, I bleed,
All of which you do also.
I am not better than you,
Nor am I the exact same.
But you could never love me
If you hate yourself so much.

-ARI