All or Nothing
10:11 AM
ALL OR NOTHING
If you love me
for what you see,
only your eyes would be
in love with me.
If you love me
for what you've heard,
then you would love
for my words.
If you love
my heart and mind,
then you will love me,
for all that I'm.
If you don't love
my every flaw,
then you mustn't love me -
not at all.
-Lang Leav
If you love me
for what you see,
only your eyes would be
in love with me.
If you love me
for what you've heard,
then you would love
for my words.
If you love
my heart and mind,
then you will love me,
for all that I'm.
If you don't love
my every flaw,
then you mustn't love me -
not at all.
-Lang Leav
From the very first time that I read this poem,
I was so moved by how words can magically give the thought that you want to
express for a long time in a brief manner. I don’t see this as a poem for one
certain place of a character in my story such as a love interest, I view this
poem as it is referring to the love that I deserve to have from the people
around me. This is my mantra for four years now just because this basically
sums up what kind of circle I want in my life. I believe its not being choosy
but it is being wise because nowadays, trusting people is a really big
commitment for me to make. And being careful with my choices is one of my best
solutions in avoiding unnecessary pain and headache. Life is too short to deal
with more bumps than it could offer. I fell in love with how truthful it is in
facing reality and how it pushes me to not think twice in cutting unhealthy
people in my life, to always prioritize quality over quantity.
As an individual with flaws and lapses, it is
etched in my heart to genuinely accept and love the people I chose to come and
be part of my life. And the same goes for the people that I let in. So far,
this poem has saved me from individuals who have different views which gives us
the borderline to meet half way. It definitely affects my battles and how I
deal with personal connections which involves my investments in time and
relationships with other people. That’s why every person who decided to stick
with me and love me for all that I am receives the best quality of love that I
could ever give while I’m alive. Its just the same as if you don’t love and
accept me for my worst side then you don’t deserve me at my best. This also
gives a great impact on my perspective of choosing comments that can help me. I
do embrace changes as it is part of growing, being a better version of myself
in the process, but someone who wants to feed what they want me to be is not
just the person who I want to be and deal with. I have confidence with the
people in my life that we want the best for myself, they will hurt me and they
will impart some lessons to me but at the end of the day I trust them fully to
mold me to become better.
I know what I deserve and I know what I want in
life. Half love or whatever is not my thing, so if someone plans to give me
some of her/his love cause of one thing about me then I wont accept it. You
have to fully and wholly love me, not just for what you see, what you hear,
what I achieved, what I can do etc. but because you took the time to know me
deeper than what your eyes and ears can be able to acquire. I believe its high
time to emphasize the importance of loving with no ifs and buts, just pure and
genuine feelings.\
Love,
Raice of 09/016/18
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