So...this is something new. I know the title is "love thyself" and I know I advocate for positive things, but I've gotta acknowledge that things get rough. I used writing as an escape when my own life felt bad. And as you can see from the poems you're about to read, I just kind of went off and wrote whatever came to mind. And yeah, I doubt my problems are that serious, but all it really takes is to get my feelings out there and I'll feel better.
Anyway, here's 'not'

how am I not good enough
is it the way I talk
the way I act
why can't I just fix myself
can someone tell me
where I'm going wrong

the hollow feeling steals my soul
sharp spikes invading my mind
telling me
I can't
I won't
I'll never be
enough

why do I listen
I don't have it that hard
other people suffer more
so why should I burden you
with stories of my sorrow

why am I not normal
what is normal
really
and how do I get there
there's a wall I cannot climb
a part of me I cannot
leave behind

one that is not enough
not okay
not able
but I drown it out
kill every one of those feelings
shove them far
far
away

wild feelings
I can't control
where is my mind going
why does it spiral
am I
can I
will I
be
enough

scrawling all these empty words
crying all these hollow tears
how can I survive
am I just
not
not enough
not okay
not good
not brave
not proud

but what gives me the right
to complain
to cry
to say I have it bad
when others have it worse

so I'll just shut my
mouth
mind
heart
and keep it bottled inside
letting it grow

but I will
not
not
not
cry