26 September 2017

seven small ways in which i loved myself this week by Sabrina Benaim

i flossed.

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while picking up fruit
& vegetables
at the market,
i
spontaneously
bought myself
flowers.

*

i practiced saying i love you
in the mirror.
not i love you because,
or,
i love you despite,
just:
i love you.

*

it rained,
i went for a walk &
did not bring
an umbrella.
& while my wet hair
reached for the ground
i kept my eyes open.

*

i indulged in a donut
for a breakfast
& did not step on a scale afterward.

*

i held hands
with my sadness,
sang it songs in the shower,
fed it lunch
got it drunk
& put it to bed early.

*

i did not think
of him.
not even once.

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