Poem: Searching Still

I wrote this poem after speaking to a very close friend and hearing her insecurities. Then I realised her insecurities were mirrored in the majority of young girls- myself included. So I hope this poem gives girls out there some strength and patience...

Maybe he doesn't love me because I'm ugly,
Not special enough,
He doesn't look into my eyes...
So my eyes must be ugly.
Why can't he love me?
Why can't he want me,
Why am I alone?
Why has he left me?

I feel so broken.
I want to be made whole.
With him, I can be.
I wish he understood that.
I wish his eyes really saw me,
Not just looked at me.

Those are the constant pains of a girl,
A girl searching for love,
Wanting to be held,
Told she's beautiful,
Reminded that she's perfect...
But never finding the Love.
Those are the tales of a girl,
Who searched desperately for one four-lettered word,
But instead of being showered with Love,
She was ambushed with:
Pain.
Hurt.
Hate.

Oh girl, hear my words when I say,
Your beauty is too perfect for him,
A beauty that can shatter a boy's heart is dangerous,
You need a man who's heart is only shaken by your beauty.
You are more special than you can imagine,
There is only one you...
So you're an endangered animal and you need protecting.

But before anyone can love you...
You must love yourself.
Must hold yourself up.
Admire your own beauty.
Appreciate yourself.
Accept your flaws make you who you are.
Because nobody can hurt you once you know that.