Bleached Poem by Persephone Springs

2 letters that changed a million things
2 letters
2 letters that taught me that I was worth more
Worth more than the cuts on my wrist, the blood on my hands, and the tears on my face
A face that I used to be so ashamed of
You were the first person to love 'me'
Not caring that every second I would just fall even farther apart
'I'm broken' was one of the first things I told you
'Then let me fix you' was all you said back
Unfortunately, that doesn't always work
Doesn't always work because I can't take your love for me and try to make up for the love I never had for myself

But I want you to know that you're a hero. That you're my hero.
That no matter what anyone else says, you are...
You are the light that guided me through my tunnel
You are the thing holding me together when I just want to fall apart
You are my memory when I have forgotten what I have left to live for
You are my compass, my anchor, and my map
Because without you, I can't find me
Because you're not my knight in shining armor.
You're my entire army
Because you save my life every second of every day.

'I love you.'
'Why? '
But it was supposed to say 'I love you too, but I'm not sure I know how to'
And it's still miles beyond difficult to look in the mirror and find something worthwhile.
But ever since you were there, I learned
I learned to look a little longer
I learned to stare a little harder
Or in some cases, just buy a better mirror

2 letters that showed me I was worth it
Because when 2 letters met 3 words, I found 1 idea
'BEAUTIFUL'