Acceptance Of Self

© Copyright Renu Vyas

We adjust our expectations

And quietly give up our dreams

We change our life’s definitions

And destroy our self esteem

We change the fabric of our existence

And on every turn we compromise

We lose our very originality

And fail to notice its demise

All this we do at times for someone

Who neither reciprocates nor deserves

We hurt, we cry, we worry, we fret

And then we call all this love

“ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” – Bernard M. Maruch