Beautiful Mistakes

by R.J. Avenira

there have been men who have wanted you and sworn they were ready to play with fire but they were too weak to handle your flame

do not be so hard on yourself life is rife with struggle you cannot blame yourself for needing rest

all those who hurt you will be the first to crawl back to you

but put yourself at ease you have still better days waiting for you

what really matters is that you never believe that you deserve to be treated the way they treat you

do not hesitate to say no to the things and people in your life that infringe on your peace

we were too young and lost to understand the love that ignited such a fire in our souls

you are laying your heart at the feet of men who are willing to trod over it carelessly just to get to another woman

do not give your time to people who believe that you owe them anything

do not ignore the ache in your heart that demands to be heard

all of these broken things will one day add up to a wholeness you cannot even imagine

give your sadness the attention it deserves

there is a difference between forgiving people and giving them another chance to make the same mistakes they made before

you can’t blame yourself for losing who you are while you were so focused on trying to help him