Mmeso Inspires: The Compliment

I have been chasing them,

Probably because I thought I wasn’t attractive,

I thought no man will look my way,

I thought I will never find true happiness,

I was emotionally bruised,

It was really hard, Edna.

Everyday I watch my friends get married to their soulmate,

It gladdens my heart to see them say “I do”,

To the one who makes their heart beat faster,

But whenever I get home,

I cried my self to sleep,

I wonder if I came from a different planet,

It was really hard, Edna.

I chase them,

I crave for attention,

I always made the move,

But they ignored me all,

The few who accepted my request,

Left me heartbroken as always,

Everyday my self-esteem suffers gravely,

It was really hard, Edna.

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One fateful day,

Since my thirty years of existence,

Someone complimented my looks,

I was shocked,

I was embarrassed,

I wept,

It was tears of joy,

No one can really understand the way I felt,

Not even myself, Edna.

He came into my life,

He gave me love,

He gave me joy,

He gave me hope,

He gave me peace,

He changed the narrative,

He gave me ring,

He walked me down the aisle,

He gave me beautiful kids,

He gave me more than I asked for,

I never knew, Edna,

That life could be so beautiful.

Just like he did the first day I met him,

He compliments me every day,

He reminds of how beautiful I am,

And how lucky he was to have an angel like me,

When I look into the mirror Edna,

I do not see the depressed ugly looking lady,

But a woman with the golden smile.