Every man that I have ever found attractive

Any man that I loved

They all possessed qualities 

That I already have dwelling within me

Wounded masculine energy

Searching for my daddy in other men

Yet again

I didn’t even know how to be

My own mother

I expected my mother to do the job

Reparent myself

To heal the toxicity 

That kept me from 

Protecting myself

Ended up

Neglecting myself

Looking for someone to love me 

Better than I knew how

Like I never experienced before

A love long forgotten

But still in search of

Ignorant to the fact

That the search is within