Self Worth

Avni Desai

Avni Desai

O Moon! You are so heavenly
The brightest star in the shiniest sky!
O Moon! When people are lost,
They always look to you as a guide.

O Moon! You never cease to amaze
As the ripple of tide closes its seams.
O Moon! They write poems, and stories, and songs about you
For competing against you is just in our dreams.

But O Moon! You can never beat the sun
Because your light only comes from it
In your eternal battle, you have never won
Because you are cold, and hard, and desolate

O Moon! When will you stop comparing yourself to others?
When will you realize what you can and can not do?
When will you find your own light?
Because we all look up to you!

O Moon! When you cry because you can not do anything,
I assure you that you can do everything!
But O Moon! When you wake and watch me weep,
You never come down and sing me to sleep.

O Moon! You think your only friend is the strong, competitive wolf,
But he howls at you in his toxicity.
But O Moon! You ignore me as I watch you
Who glorifies because you are nature's beauty.

O Moon! Put down that facade of a strong, confident you
For, it is certainly untrue.
You are not what you claim to me.
And you can never be what you want to be

But O Moon! Your pride yet is so high!
But your self-worth so weak.
You try to be the boldest,
But you yourself are so meek.

You try to be the strongest,
Yet your muscles do not show.
You try to be the nicest,
Yet, you make everyone your foe.

Alas O Moon! How long can I love you?
How long can I tell you my words.
It won't really matter in the end,
Because you are the only one that matters.

So Dear Moon, I will tell you the last time,
You need to let go.
Have faith in yourself- your failures and your successes, your faults and your shine
For you are beautiful, you are enough.
Everyone has faith in you, everyone loves you
But that can never be enough.

So say Goodbye to your pitiful self,
Say Goodbye to your sorrows.
Because O Moon, I love you!
And you must love you too.

This poem was written by a Bay Area local for the San Jose Public Library Short Edition collection.
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