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I only wish I could ever love myself the way I've always loved you If I Loved Myself the way I loved you maybe by now I would of realized you don't love me back maybe I would have noticed your facade crack that you weren't the you I thought I knew and that the only you I could of ever fallen in love with is the version of you I sculpted in my head The version of you that's kind and caring not judgemental for me sharing my thoughts and writings The you that supported me no matter how far I had fallen the version of you that would help me find those silver linings as if the dark would never swallow me whole like a black hole swallows all the lighting around If I Loved myself the way I loved you maybe tonight I wouldn't be sitting here on the edge of the bed silently sobbing as sadness seeps from every pore wondering if I could of done more to make you love me Maybe it's time I accept I need to quit loving you more than I love myself maybe it's time I start to see all the things in me you never did the me that is kind the me tries desperately not to judge the me that supports my friends and loved ones even when I can't support myself the me that knows my thoughts matter and that my writing can be the voice of those with a noose tied tight around their vocal cords No…no more maybes it's time I start to love myself the way I love you
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May 10
May 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC
If I Loved myself
I only wish I could ever love myself the way I've always loved you If I Loved Myself the way I loved you maybe by now I would of realized you don't love me back maybe I would have noticed your facade crack that you weren't the you I thought I knew and that the only you I could of ever fallen in love with is the version of you I sculpted in my head The version of you that's kind and caring not judgemental for me sharing my thoughts and writings The you that supported me no matter how far I had fallen the version of you that would help me find those silver linings as if the dark would never swallow me whole like a black hole swallows all the lighting around If I Loved myself the way I loved you maybe tonight I wouldn't be sitting here on the edge of the bed silently sobbing as sadness seeps from every pore wondering if I could of done more to make you love me Maybe it's time I accept I need to quit loving you more than I love myself maybe it's time I start to see all the things in me you never did the me that is kind the me tries desperately not to judge the me that supports my friends and loved ones even when I can't support myself the me that knows my thoughts matter and that my writing can be the voice of those with a noose tied tight around their vocal cords No…no more maybes it's time I start to love myself the way I love you
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23/M/Missouri
May 10
May 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC
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