I have been told this so much, I see it on social media a lot too.

I hate this saying. I KNOW my worth but I don't believe it. There's a difference between knowing something and believing something. And I know people are gonna be like "Well if you don't "believe your worth" than you don't truly know it.

The thing is, is I know I'm human and I deserve respect. I know I deserve someone who loves me unconditionally. I know I deserve someone who is gonna worry about whether I've eaten 2-3 times a day. I know I deserve to feel wanted and loved.

But, I don't believe I'm deserving of that. I don't believe I'm worth the time it takes out of someone's day to give me respect or to be loved or have someone worry about if I'm okay.

You can know your worth but knowing your worth does nothing when you don't believe it.

"It is what it is" they say...

but how can that be

change can happen in a moment or in just a day

every situation can have a change of direction you see

Free from anchoring you down

the weight constricting your breath

the worry creating that constant frown

those moments from the dread of living in the now - that find you praying for death

With a new dawn comes a new beginning

Rejoice problem solved

Change of direction from living right or sinning

In a moment issue dissolved.

You are not without hope

You are not without fight

To the negativity hand up and a nope

Every night comes to an end and is overcome by the light.

It is what it is or is it?

You have power and fight within you

Let your fire get lit

You get to choose for you - what is and isn't true.

You know what they say....

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

But, the dentist comes out to play

Play on your gums

Like a drummer shredding the drum

So when the apple gets snared in your teeth

The flossing and drilling will make you kick your feet

No one will be saying, yo bro that's sweet

When the cavity can't handle any more treats

The toothache will hit you like a bus

Then you'll remember in God you trust

So run it back

An apple a day

Keeps the doctor away

Your IQ or your EQ ?

Which one will you use today.

The kindest souls lift eachother up,

They comfort when needed,

Motivate when asked to,

And help when others suffer,

These are the ones who hurt the most,

The ones who have no one there for them,

Spending countless nights alone,

Lost in thoughts no one wants to hear,

This makes them,

The ones who are said to have a"heart of gold".

You know what they say:

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

You know what they say:

When in Rome.

You know what they say:

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

But I am broke,

And I can't fix it.

I'm not in rome,

I'm a stranger in my own home.

Five feet shouldn't

An Absence.

You know what they say, right?

Eat this, eat that

"It will keep you healthy"

"You'll burn more carbs"

"It'll make you feel like you're twenty again"

Travel here, do that

"Go to Italy, you'll have the time of your life!"

"Make more memories"

"Have fun while you can"

Dress like this, or don't wear that

"That makes you look emo"

"Wear a tighter dress"

"Don't you want all the guys to look at you?"

"No."

"I don't want any of that"

But you know what they say right?

"Do it all while you can before it's too late"

No other phrase on Earth holds the same ability

to put me into a deeper anger nor a greater ease.

Like a balm spread onto a burn without warning.

Caressing fingers dancing over a slapped cheek.

The sting of ice pressed against a bitten tongue.

"This too shall pass."

An encouragement that could never feel more empty leaving the lips of a stranger

as they watch you suffer from a distance.

Meant as an assurance, to be sure,

yet it carries the distinct bitter aftertaste of a dismissal.

How dare they?

What gives them the right to act as though anything will ever be okay again?

And the worst part of it all,

the part that I am the most grateful for,

is that they usually end up being right.

You know what they say...

They say so many things

But who is They?

Have we put a label on "they" yet?

Are "they" those who set the rules?

Are "they" those who graduated school?

Are "they" those who sit behind the desk?

Are "they" those above the rest?

Are "they" your parents?

Maybe your peers?

The LGBQT labeled who "they" were.

But that isn't every one's "they".

So again who is "they"?

Should we really care what "they" have to say or said.

I like to believe they is always me because "they" don't keep me housed, paid, or fed!

I am they and they is me, when it comes to... u know what they say.

I don't know the world's they, only mine!

Next time "they" have something to say.. be sure the "they" is defined!!