Romance, companionship,
Always a man by her side.
Safe in another’s arms,
His desires always satisfied.
*
She lost herself -
She'd gone astray,
Feeling her worth
By what he’d do and say.
*
A shift in her mind
Brought realization
That she was the cause
Of her own frustration.
*
What he said
No longer made her feel shattered.
What he did
Hardly even mattered.
*
She no longer turned to him
For all that she needed.
A garden of new independence
Had been seeded.
*
She still enjoyed being
With her loving man,
But now, she had become
Her own biggest fan.
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Julie Lacksonen
Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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Comments (3)
A shout out for self worth recognition...YAY. A mantra for all to shout
I like how you started by creating a picture of what would then become the problem. 'Feeling her worth by what he'd do and say' hits me hard. I've been there. She was the cause of her own frustration 🤔 I like how she's not affected anymore. 'A garden of new independence had been seeded' I am rooting for her now. This line I think is my favourite. Becoming her own biggest fan. Must be the greatest feeling ever. That means that now she can't be swayed by everything. It's exhausting. Very relatable. I like that this was carefully structured. There was a beginning, middle and end. Fantastic work as always Julie 🤗❤️
Self-worth and belief are wonderful things to find and keep