Would I be so demanding of someone I loved?
Would I crack the whip and demand “perfection” everyday?
Would I use tricks to manipulate them to behave the way I wanted?
Would I tell them they can be happy only when they achieve their goals?
Would I scold them for their emotions and tell them to shove them away?
Would I call their interests and curiosities silly and tell them to focus?
Would I question their trustworthiness and values?
Would I make rules upon rules and put them into a box with little space?
Would I organize all of their actions into “good” or “bad”?
Would I tell them they are a specific way and can not be anything else?
Would I advise them to give in to their fears and not be courageous?
Would I make them live boring day after boring day?
Would I tell them that there is no hope for them?
Would I ignore their wants and desires?
Would I make them value themselves based on what others say?
Would I constantly compare them to others?
Would I want them to put on a fake smile?
Would I ask them to put on a facade?
Are any of these things what I would do to someone I love?
Do I do these things to myself?
Do I love myself?
Do you love yourself?
These are the questions of love.
If you love yourself, set yourself free.
Let the sun rise!