Value Yourself

There once was a time when I cared way too much, About others opinions and what they thought, I drowned out my own voice and followed the crowd, For fear of acceptance, I never spoke out loud, I kept my thoughts to myself, as if it didn't matter, Who would care enough to listen, and if they didn't I would feel shattered, That was a time when I couldn't see, Or value myself genuinely, I stepped out of my comfort zone, and started to share, And when I did, I had no idea how comfortable I was there, I had to get hurt, I had to see, I had to differenciate between fake and reality, Who was really there and who was not, Who really cared, and who just forgot, And when I took this step, I shocked my own eyes, But when I really took the time to think about it, it was no surprise, I needed this time away to see, To love myself and value me.