Some people spend years trying to be easier to love, hiding their true selves for others’ comfort. But healing starts when we stop neglecting ourselves for acceptance.

This poem is about valuing self-worth over validation and learning to embrace freedom, beauty, and strength like a butterfly—delicate, yet hard to capture.

# Be Like a Butterfly #

I once stood before mirrors,
trying to reshape my soul
into something easier to love—
less emotional,
less deep,
less me.

But tonight,
in the silence between pain and healing,
I made a promise to myself:
I will no longer lose who I am
just to be loved by someone else.

If you stay,
that is your choice.
If you leave,
that is your decision.
And neither should ever teach me
to abandon myself.

So I whisper to my heart—
Be like the butterfly.

Beautiful enough
to inspire wonder,
yet free enough
to never belong
in someone else’s hands.

Some people
will admire your wings,
but not everyone
deserves to touch them.

(Vijay Verma)
 www.retiredkalam.com

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Tags: #creativity, #emotion, #Feelings, #poem, #wellness