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Philautia

LovePoetry

Philautia, the hardest type of love.
Am I being selfish? Do I deserve to have it?

My mirror tells me to hate what I see,
My mind is slowly convinced but unwilling to admit.

I have no control over the voice inside my head,
She’s the creator of my insecurities.

“You’re not worthy of confidence,
Focus on fixing your impurities.”

When can I stop living like this?
I want to be free.

But doubt and warriness surround me because
Philautia, the hardest type of love for me.

Dasol Kim is in the 11th grade at Quisqueya Christian School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dasol enjoys drawing and writing stories, essays, and poems.

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