#selfrespect
Self respect is a mirror,
Even when there is an error.
The more we display it to others,
It will reflect in people's behaviors.
One of the greatest qualities of a person,
Life, without which, there is no reason.
Good ones will speak well of you,
The rotten ones will humiliate and stand in a queue.
The world moves according to the bad,
It will not behave with our perceptions, sad.
We are forced to live life as double,
Both with sensible and stupid people.
We will be hated for being real,
Others will be loved even if they are unreal.
The games some people play,
With many faces in our life, they stay.
Draining our spirits, drain our might,
Such folks do exist, a warning in sight.
Don’t shift your ways for their pleasure,
Know who they are and keep them at measure.
By
Sanji-Paul Arvind
May 19
May 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM UTC
You dealt my heart like it was cards,
Shuffled trust with easy words.
One day warm, the next one cold,
A story half-truth, half-told.
I read the lines you wrote for me,
Thought they meant “you choose to see.”
But every verse had strings beneath,
A puppet show beneath your teeth.
Now I’m left with quiet rooms,
And echoes of a borrowed tune.
Not sure if I was loved or used,
Just sure I feel confused.
So I’ll take back what’s still mine—
The beat, the breath, the steady line.
You can keep the game you play,
I’m learning how to walk away.
May 9
May 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC
A friend of ours called today
She left a long message over the phone
She told me that I should look for you
Especially when I wasn’t at home
She told me of a love affair
That you started a year ago today
She said that you were so in love
And that your relationship with me has gone astray
At first, I didn’t want to believe it
I tried so hard to find a way to prove her wrong
But, now that I have found that you are in his arms
I will let you go and find a way to move on
I was so faithful to you
I loved you more than life itself
I never thought that you could be so cruel
I thought that you left that part of you on the shelf
I thought that I meant something to you
I never dreamed that I would catch you in such a lie
I feel so lost and hurt now
I feel like a part of me has died
You know, when I first met you
You said that you were heart broken and sad
But, now I know that it was all an act
I should have known better than that
I should never have let you into my heart
I wish that I was more cautious and alert
Now I know that I will never trust you again
Never again will I feel this anger and hurt
I don’t know where we went wrong
I guess it’s too late to wonder now
But, I want you to know that I will be fine
I will get by on my own, somehow
Even after all I have done for you
You felt you had to lie and cheat
Don’t touch me, don’t even look at me
This relationship is one that I will never repeat
But, before I walk out this door
I hope that in time you will understand
That all I felt for you before today
Was so much more than I had ever planned
I never thought that I would come home today
And find that our friend was right
That you had fallen out of love with me
That I was wrong and she was right
I don’t know what to do
I don’t know what to say
All I know is that I have banished you from my heart
So that I will never have to feel this way
Please don’t ever come looking for me
Don’t think that you can win me back with your lies
This relationship of ours is now over
I could care less about the tears in your eyes
It’s so clear to me now
That you were never really in love with me
I was just another lover in your collection
But, I will not be your next trophy
You really have no compassion
And now that we are through
I thank God that I am on my own
Living my life without you
May 8
May 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM UTC
During the time I tried to make myself special you only saw me as some type of spectacle Jumping through hoops of fire so you'd appreciate me while you laughed behind my back manipulating me It may have taken a while for me to wake up and see all of your lies and trickery more clearly now I see you as a lesson that I have learned my love and light isn't something you have earned So lights out, as I close my once open heart and to hear you are lonely is the very best part
May 7
May 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM UTC
It just makes sense to insist
to not be dismissed
by you on the silly premise
that acceptance of you requires
tolerance of intolerable disrespect.
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021 at 2:59 AM UTC
I didn’t see the bags
Your bags
did you hide them in the attic
Or maybe the basement
were you halfway out the door
One leg already off the platform
before I'd even bought the ticket
Has it been like this for quite some time?
like you already written the will,
before I'd taken my first breath
Were you ever going to tell me?
that you'd made a decision
did you even consider to fight
that I was worth keeping
cause I saw you as
family
You withdrew yourself without a word
in silence
not even silence
just gone
I wish you had given me some empty words
something to
I treasured you
heard you call me "a nice girl who helped me a lot, but we grew apart"
nah. we didn't
I grew from grief, after turning myself inside out
trying to find the red thread
to find all the failure in me
Got tired of fleeing
You knew that
I learnt honesty is a path
patience is kind
boundaries are important
even good road hurts when you fall over a rock
Did you ever stop to question yourself?
I've been kept blind
no warning signs
non I could see
I'm done being sad over you
I'm done questioning myself
I'm done feeling not enough
I didn't lose you
cause
You never had me
Apr 15
Apr 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM UTC
Self respect
standing up for myself
I've been screaming into a void
hoping you'd hear me
Apr 15
Apr 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM UTC
Dear so-called friend,
I can’t have someone in my life
Who is willing to push me off a cliff
And laugh at it.
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM UTC
the timer is still ticking, but the round is getting messy.
you say you’re “circuit-exhausted,”
like a bad piece of evidence
you're trying to strike,
yet you keep extending the round
if the girl is a punchline
and her friends treat your dignity
like a disposable sketchpad,
then the solvency created by that
“first date” is zero.
you’re trading a girl who
stands in the chamber
waiting for you with an orange
and a couple bad jokes for
a girl who draws you in a maid outfit
and thinks it’s a valid rebuttal
how do you walk into a ballroom with
a girl who treats your dignity like
a surrealist sketchpad?
you cling to this "obligation"
like a shield, but the shield is
covered in ink that isn't yours.
you’re standing in the chamber,
choosing a girl who validates
hate speech and your own humiliation,
while still hesitating to look at me.
Weigh the impacts:
On one side, the risk of hurting a girl who
treats a **** salute like a punchline—
a girl 🏆 already called out as a district-wide turn.
On the other, the certainty of losing me.
you’re so fixated on the link of "obligation"
that you’ve missed the impact-turn:
i won’t be the safety school you fall back on
when the "cookie" tastes like
another man’s cologne and
the drawings get too weird.
🏆 might be stuck in his own legal-pad purgatory,
but at least he knows how to label the evidence.
you?
you’re still holding the orange,
but you’re refusing to sign the ballot because
you’re too busy staring at her cookie.
Mar 24
Mar 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC
I want to be a better person I'd like to be someone else or maybe just an improved version not this one hiding in a shell I long to change from inside out I 'd love to smile at my own wit I 'd like to be someone I'm proud about not this person who's just winging it I need to be thought of as worthy Want to smile when I wake up Have the sun to shine down on me Not lash out when I've had enough To not be the one who has to please Walk tall with confidence Not worry about another's needs To not be always on the fence Uncaring about other's approval and not feel so much self-doubt To be handle life's upheaval to experience what true love's about I need to be this finer person a better person than myself An improved likeable version I need to love myself
Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC
Dear Body,
I thank you for loving me back when I didn’t love you
I thank you for carrying me through the places we didn’t belong
I thank you for healing my heart from the inside out
And I thank you for helping me dance to the end of each song
I thank you for remembering how to give me deep joy
And I thank you for gifting me the freedom of choice
I thank you for not turning to cold rock or stone
And I thank you for the chance of empowering my voice
I also give thanks for your impartial forgiveness
And I thank you too for your steel-hard strength
I thank you for holding my soft soul with tenderness
And I thank you for affording me a life well spent
So what a truly admirable body you are
And know I shall respect you right up to our end
For this is my sincerest pledge to you
Forever together, my ardent and hardy very best friend
Sally 🐞
Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM UTC
You never had anything real to say but then you didn't count on this day When I'd no longer be around out of your sight without a sound Now you wish you'd said more never saw what was in store I hope you cry as you reflect I was a victim of your neglect but maybe I got it all wrong you'll hold your head up strong Hold it up so no one sees that you're a wreck without me Bet you're mad you have to fend for yourself you always relied on someone else to do all the unpleasant things didn't want to have to clip your wings In the land of all about you you only did what you wanted to Now your life has changed eternally things have turned irrevocably You were blind but now forced to see I catered to you and your needs You knew this day would come soon sorry to mess up your afternoon
Mar 12
Mar 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM UTC
I think of a new idea and I jot it
I’ll type it and spell it
Wrong
In my right mind
It will be perfect
My perfect mind will never be enough for the world
But the lesser will hear me
And I will make us equal
I can’t rise long
But I still can
I can dance and sing
I can write
I can’t stay the same
But I’ll say your name
Even after years of hurt
I’ll say you did something good in my life
You will show up in poems
You will show up in dreams
And we will be equal
Because you can’t write like me
People from the streets can feel more than me
Their scars speak more then that $
And when they die and are in a grave
They will have a story
You will have a lesson
Jan 26
Jan 26, 2026 at 1:54 AM UTC
I couldn't see clearly until I got back on my feet and my path in life became clear. It's just a matter of willpower.
Jan 21
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:18 AM UTC
If your life is unclear, you can fix it; it's just a matter of willpower. Time is money; if you want to end up badly, life will end up consuming you.
Jan 21
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM UTC
If you don't pull yourself together, life will consume you. If you love yourself even a little and have some self-respect, you will manage to get back on your feet.
Jan 21
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM UTC
Maybe the world is changing.
Maybe everyone around me seems meaner.
Or maybe I learned to respect myself more.
Dec 29, 2025
Dec 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM UTC
I held the calm all day—
the small storms,
the glances,
the tiny cuts that never bleed
but still bruise the mind.
I swallowed the chaos,
carried the silence,
did the work no one sees
and kept the peace no one thanks.
But then
one careless word—
useless—
and something ancient inside me
opened its eyes.
Not rage.
Not madness.
Fenris.
The wolf who guards the borders of my soul.
He didn’t howl.
He didn’t bite.
He simply stood,
warm breath against my ribs,
and said:
“No more.”
And I spoke with his voice—
steady,
cold,
clear as steel:
If you want me here, say it.
If not, I walk.
That was not anger.
That was truth with teeth.
A boundary carved in bone.
A reminder that even the gentlest man
is still a wolf
when pushed too far.
Now the storm is quiet.
Fenris lies down again.
And I remain—
not broken,
not ashamed,
but proud
that when I needed him,
the wolf inside
didn’t fail me.
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM UTC
Eating lunch at the 61 diner I saw a girl crying one day She didn't care if her tears defined her, she knew our memories would fade I glanced at her feeling her sorrow as she quietly looked at her folded hands she prayed for a better tomorrow as she twisted her wedding band I was once in her position sitting all alone deep in thought hoped she made a better decision than I did when I was in her spot I saw the bruises around her jawline the yellowing marks on her face It took me back to my own time when I had been in that exact place I didn't want her to think I was judging anything about what I had seen She didn't need me running over there hugging and saying ,''he must be so mean'' I walked over to her small booth and placed my hand on hers told her to deal with the truth and action speak louder than words She looked up with eyes filled with tears I told her I'd been there before She said it had been going on for years and she couldn't take it anymore I asked if she had someone to talk to she replied that she does now I wondered what it was that I could do but had to help her somehow That happened almost a year ago We meet there every other week there's some things that I don't know there's some secrets she still keeps I am just there if she needs me for advice or a cup of coffee I listen to all her stories a girl ,who was a lot like me
Oct 20, 2025
Oct 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM UTC
It seems like you have had a change of heart want me to think you don't want to tear me apart Now you want me to forgive and to forget that you stabbed my heart with a bayonet It wasn't until I put my foot down told you I was through and stood my ground That you knew I was telling you the truth that I was really over me and you Now you're acting like you are a changed man You have seen the light, you give a **** You want the chance to prove your love again Given up on all your selfish demands Be who I need you to be as a man That I was right and you understand but there is something that I didn't forget believing in your lies is my biggest regret
Oct 11, 2025
Oct 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM UTC
The way you treated me,
After all you did to me,
Now suddenly your mood changed,
Is this game you played?
After you said no,
I was broken into pieces,
But now you want to change the flow,
Still — I’ll rather say no.
Let me tell you what you are:
A narcissist so bizarre,
A girl with bad hair,
A girl with no self-care.
You were too short for me anyways,
A dwarf with a bloated head,
One whose integrity is dead.
I’ll pass on this offer —
Because what is that you can differ?
Erase me from your life,
Stop dreaming of being my wife,
Cause my answer is still no —
Is all you need to know.
I wish you a great life ahead —
A Life with new beginning,
A life with some self-respect;
As all you have right now,
Is straight up disrespect.
If only you had said yes before,
God knows what we could explore,
But you have now become my foe,
An annoying little crow.
You destroyed me from inside out,
I wept until my eyes dried out.
Your thoughts were moving in my head,
Now they are locked away in a shed.
I can’t forget all that,
We can’t just start from the back,
I will hate you for the rest of my life,
A fire that will burn bright.
I wish you could just vanish,
Those memories that have tarnished,
But you are still standing in front of me,
With the attitude of a wannabe.
My answer will always be no,
Forget I was your beau,
This is the best we both can do,
Nothing more to review.
You are just the thief of my life,
Which I have killed with a sharpen knife.
Sep 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM UTC
I don’t want
to fight for crumbs.
I don’t want
to be someone’s crumb.
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM UTC
I don’t want crumbs
I want gold
wheat
honey
the finest and rarest in this world
I am not cheap
My mental health has cost me dearly
My tears
are priceless
I’d like to see you pay for them all
I cried for everyone
But I cried most for myself
for letting me cry for those who didn’t deserve it
for giving space
and letting them destroy my peace
I owe nothing to anyone anymore
Yet everyone owes me
Starting with the one who writes to you now
I owe myself
a great deal of love
Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM UTC
Dear girl,
don't be sad,
never lose hope,
for ever they say bad.
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Remember then,
By God's grace, haven't they been from
the womb of a mother?
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Let your beauty lie in your Character,
Let your Modesty be,
the answer to their liberal thoughts,
Let the purity lie in your heart .
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Remember, you're
God’s creation,
A Father's child,
Some one’s fate,
And will be the role model for others.
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Never lose hope,
Let the dog’s bark
at the Modesty of a Lioness,
for you know
may how many they be
they can't change the good in you.
For you are the Real QUEEN
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Jul 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM UTC