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"You are worthy of love” is a phrase that I keep hearing. No matter who I ask, the words just keep on repeating. The words are rearranged, but the meaning never was; it’s easier to say it than admit a lost cause. They say “love yourself first,” an easy task for some, as if I haven’t tried that— and the results have yet to come. They speak like it’s a choice, like I just turned away, not a war I’ve been fighting every quiet day. So when they say I’m worthy, I hear what they won’t say: some people aren’t unlovable— thoughts I never learned to say.
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Jan 23
Jan 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM UTC
Words I kept hearing
"You are worthy of love” is a phrase that I keep hearing. No matter who I ask, the words just keep on repeating. The words are rearranged, but the meaning never was; it’s easier to say it than admit a lost cause. They say “love yourself first,” an easy task for some, as if I haven’t tried that— and the results have yet to come. They speak like it’s a choice, like I just turned away, not a war I’ve been fighting every quiet day. So when they say I’m worthy, I hear what they won’t say: some people aren’t unlovable— thoughts I never learned to say.
The actual first poem I made as an adult. Still sorting through the ones I've made recently
Chalse31
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Jan 23
Jan 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM UTC
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