I don't know,
And won't impose,
On what you truly deserve,
But I shall tell you
What you don't.
You don't deserve
Half-hearted treatments;
You don't deserve
To be second, or third, or last;
You don't deserve
To be a reserve;
You don't deserve
To be confused and left hanging;
You don't deserve
To just be a temporary partner;
You don't deserve
Flatteries that won't last;
You don't deserve
Admiration that's conditional;
You don't deserve
Any of this,
And I hope you won't
Settle for less than the best.
You are flawed, imperfect-
True-
But you deserve all the best in the world.
So please, you-
Whoever is staring back at me
In the mirror-
Love yourself just enough
To know what you truly deserve.