Life Lessons
Learned the hard way
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2 min readJun 16, 2021
How do you teach stability
To someone who knows
They will move again soon
How do you teach self-acceptance
When someone never felt
Accepted in any environment
How do you teach safety
To someone who was spanked
Clear up until college
How do you teach self-worth
To someone taught all their years
That they didn’t matter
How do you teach anyone sanity
When they were raised in
An insane manner
You teach stability by ensuring
That their life, their home
Isn’t just where they live
You teach self-acceptance by reminding
Yourself that you are loved
For who you are, warts and all
You teach safety by giving
Them a love who stands up
To the bully that raised them
You teach self-worth by providing
Friends who care, who love
No matter how happy or sad you are
