I was putting others before myself,

Putting their needs and feelings before mine,

I was looking for external conformation,

Confirmation that I was good enough,

Confirmation that I had worth,

I felt unwanted, I felt like a burden,

I was attached,

Attached to everything outside of me,

And I was empty,

Empty on the inside,

I would look for something, anything to fill it,

And when I did, it was only temporary,

And soon enough the void would take back it’s space,

Until I decided to look within,

I began to show myself love,

I began to be my own parent, my own sibling, my own partner, my own best friend,

I treated myself how I wanted to be treated,

And soon realised that this feeling was different,

I was taking back my space,

And this time it wasn’t temporary.

It does require constant work,

But with it comes a sense of freedom,

Freedom from attachment.

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