Love Yourself

This morning when I went to work,

I heard people talking about Valentine's day,

I saw chocolates and perfumes wrapped

As gifts and roses smelling beautiful on my way,

Young and old all seemed happy

While walking with each other hand in hand on a working day,

Someone came to me and asked me

If I wanted to buy a present to celebrate Valentine's day,

I smiled at him and said to him

“I am celebrating this day by loving myself”,

He looked astonished and walked away

While murmuring something to himself,

I heard him say “How can loving oneself

Be a way to celebrate this romantic day?”

I said to him “We love everyone so much

That we forget ourselves then why not celebrate a day by loving yourself?”,

Roses wither, romantic dinners will be forgotten,

The smell of the perfume will also disappear,

But the gift of loving oneself is a worthy gift

Because it will make you lose all fear,

We depend on others for support and love and

While doing things for others we ignore ourselves,

Why not instead focus on being happy in your own company?

You can love someone by giving your best

But first, you must learn to love yourself,

This Valentine's day I gave a gift to myself

And that gift was of resolving every day to love myself.