The Ugliness Within

I don't get how someone can truly love themselves. Not really.

See, when you say you love someone, you're only seeing what they want you to see. They might show you some of the ugliness, but it's never the full story. You don't see everything going on behind the scenes, you can't see it, and that's ok.

The problem is, you can see those things about yourself.

And so I can't say that I love myself. Because when I look in the mirror, all I can see is the parts of myself I desperately want to change, and how can I love someone like that?

If you think differently, that's amazing. I'm so happy for you. But for me, loving myself would be like saying nothing is wrong with the world, then switching the channel whenever the news comes on.