no!

you don’t need validation
all the time,
you don’t constantly require
a pat on the back

but!

you deserve credit here
and there,
to receive recognition
from people in
your corner with genuine
compliments,
genuinely rooting for you
now and then…

as a human being
you deal with a lot,
and as a human being
you’re worth more than
you know—

and if no one else
is gonna tell you that,
read this from the top
and I’ll tell you
all over again.