I make myself feel this way

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Acceptance

Acceptance is something that is hard for me

Admitting I've done wrong

Thinking you've forced upon these feelings

I've felt so low, and torn to pieces

I've felt like shit so much

you wouldn't even believe it.

I've felt unwanted, but that can change

I can't just hold on like this

and then be pushed away.

But Acceptance...

Accepting that I only can make myself

feel a certain way

No one owns my feelings

Therefore everything I've felt

is because I've allowed myself to feel betrayed.

So if I look at you and feel something

I know part of it is me

But I can only know these are my own feelings

if I start to live my life accepting.

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Matt Handlos's picture

accepting the past is a good step towards accepting yourself. i think that is a very valid point, although i think that accepting the blame for things that arent your fault isnt the best idea. blame leads to guilt and guilt leads to self loathing and self loathing leads to depression and depression leads to institutionalizing or suicide. just be careful what you accept and dont accept in life. . . some things can be misleading, you have to realize what you can change and how you should feel about every situation instead of beating yourself up