Cheaters often accuse you 

of cheating. 

Liars often accuse you 

of lying. 

Insecure people make you 

feel insecure. 

Pay attention to how people 

treat you. It's a reflection of 

who they are. 

I am that person who sticks 

around longer than I should. 

But once I'm gone, I'm 

gone. 

Be alone. Eat alone. 

Take yourself on dates. 

Sleep alone. 

Take the time to understand 

and love who you are. 

The one that 

loves you is not the 

person who sees you 

every day, but the 

one who LooKS for 

 you every day. 

Relationships are worth 

fighting for, but you can't be 

the only one fighting. 

I want someone who is happy to be 

with me. Someone who is scared of losing 

me. Someone who is proud to show me off. 

Someone who loves me with all of their 

heart and someone who is excited to 

share the rest of their life 

with me. 

Be with someone who 

would drive five hours 

just to see you for 

one. 

You tore down all my 

walls, only to remind me 

why I built them so 

high

Raven Black Poetry 

Never regret being a 

good person, to the 

wrong people. 

Your behavior says 

everything about you, 

and their behavior says 

enough about them. 

You're worth somebody who texts 

you "I miss you" in the middle of the 

day when they are surrounded by 

people. Not at 1:30 am when 

they are alone. 

You deserve to 

be chosen 

undoubtedly over 

and over again not 

merely considered. 

Sometimes quiet people ready 

do have a lot to say. They're just 

being careful about who they 

open up to. 

I'll fight for you, but I'll never 

fight over you. If someone else 

has your attention over me, 

they can have you. 

Love is not what you say. 

Love is what you do. 

The most painful thing is 

losing yourself in the process 

of loving someone too much, 

and forgetting that you are 

special too. 

Sometimes everything hits you 

all at once. 

You lose a relationship, change jobs, old 

friends go, and new friends come. It's up one 

day and down the next. You have it all together 

on Monday, and by Thursday, you don't have 

a clue. Like is one big wave, and all we 

can do is flow, grow, and 

adapt. 

FALL IN LOVE WITH 

SOmEBODY 

WHO WILL NEVER 

LET YOU GO TO SLEEP 

WONDERING IF YOU 

STILL MATTER. 

You don't lose real friends, real 

opportunities, or real relationships 

when you start standing up for 

yourself and setting clear 

boundaries. 

You lose abusers, manipulators, 

narcissists, control freaks, attention 

seekers, and mental-health 

destroying leeches. 

A strong man will 

automatically stop trying 

If he feels unwanted. 

he won't fix it or beg, 

 he'll just walk away. 

My brain knew, but my 

heart wasn't ready. 

It's okay to wait for 

the love you deserve, do not 

compromise or settle because 

of loneliness. 

The most attractive thing to me is 

effort. Someone who really wants 

to talk to me, see me, and make 

me a part of their 

day.

If hurting me doesn't 

hurt you, don't ever tell me 

you love me. 

I want someone who won't 

lead me on. Won't replace 

me with someone else. 

Won't give me a reason to 

doubt them. Just gets me. 

Will fall in love with 

everything I am and accept 

who I'm not. 

You gotta catch me while 

I care... Once I stop caring, I'm 

a whole different person. 

I promise you. 

Great relationships aren't great 

because they have no problems. They're 

great because both people care enough 

about the other to make it 

work. 

Being able to find someone you 

click with naturally is the best 

feeling ever. 

You feel like you've been best friends your 

whole life, it feels like you're coming home. 

You're so comfortable with them. Maybe that's 

what a soulmate is. Not someone who shares 

every single thing in common with you, 

but someone who feels like 

home. 

Sometimes the best thing you 

can do is not think, not wonder, not 

imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, 

and have faith that everything 

will work out for the 

best. 

I strive to be the person 

I needed most whenever 

I was at my lowest. 

Toxic is when they can't 

let you go, but can't treat 

you right either. 

To feel safe around someone's 

energy is a different kind of 

intimacy 

I hate that feeling when you really 

don't have any emotion. You feel so empty. 

You're not happy, you're not sad. You're 

just nothing. When your mind is 

spinning, but you can't feel 

anything. 

If he misses you, he'll call just to hear 

your voice. If he wants you, he'll say 

it. And if he cares, he'll show it. If he 

has a thought about you, it will come 

out of his mouth. If you are on his 

mind non-stop, he will do anything 

he can just to see you. 

If he truly likes you, he won't let get 

anything in the way and light back 

just to keep you in his arms. If not, he 

can't be worth your time because 

you're obviously not worth his. 

Family is anyone who 

loves you unconditionally 

If you can love the wrong 

person this much, think of 

how much you could love 

the right one. 

I was told I was dangerous. 

I asked why. They said, "Because 

you don't need anyone." That's 

when I smiled. 

Cutting people out of my life 

doesn't mean I hate them. 

It means I respect 

myself. 

You deserve the love 

you keep trying to give 

everyone else. 

Imagine meeting someone who 

understood even the dustiest 

corners of your mixed-up 

soul. 

You're worth somebody who texts 

you "I miss you" in the middle of the 

day when they are surrounded by 

people. Not at 1:30 am when 

they are alone. 

You gotta be extremely direct 

win.i an overthinker. Because their 

mind creates too many scenarios, 

and alley start analyzing each 

of them. 

Sometimes you have to let 

things go, so there's room for 

better things to come into 

your life. 

I forgive, but I also learn 

a lesson. 

I won't hate you, but I'll never get 

close enough for you to hurt me again. 

I can't let my forgiveness become 

foolishness. 

Tony Gaskins 

When you set a new standard on how you 

expect to be treated, you'll be surprised at 

those who disappear from your life. It's a 

hard pill to swallow when you realize 

how many people benefited from 

your lack of self-love and 

boundaries. 

It's also a great way to filter 

your circle. 

Trying to make sense of 

other people's action will 

mentally drain you. 

Pray for them and move on. 

Nothing is sexier than a man who admits 

he wants you, shows how much he loves you, 

respects you, gives his time and attention to 

you, does anything to make you smile, 

sees no other men because he 

is too busy loving 

you. 

Sometimes you and someone else were 

only meant to share a moment of time 

with each other. Sometimes friendships 

and relationships are not built to last 

forever, they are built to teach you a 

lesson. Maybe you both needed to learn 

something from each other that no one 

else in the world could teach you at that 

time. Maybe you both were perfect for 

getting each other through a terrible 

storm together. In life you will fall out 

with people that you never thought you 

would. Get betrayed by people you 

trusted with all of your heart. And get 

used by people you would do anything 

for. But life also has a beautiful side to it. 

You will get loved by someone you never 

thought you would have. Form new 

friendships with people that will 

establish more meaningful and stronger 

relationships. And overcome things you 

never thought you would get over. We all 

have chapters that end with people at 

some point in life. But take pride in 

knowing that the very best part of your 

book is still being written. 

When you're ignoring him, 

you're teaching him to live 

without you. 

Never regret being a 

good person, to the 

wrong people. 

Your behavior says 

everything about you, 

and their behavior says 

enough about them. 

A soulmate is someone who 

challenges you to be better, 

someone who can't stand 

seeing you sad, someone 

who stays faithful, loyal and 

committed to you, someone 

who helps take care ofyou 

when you're sick, someone 

who stands by your side 

through the good days and 

the bad days, and someone 

who wants to grow old and 

grey with you. 

Hugs are actually so 

underrated, especially those 

hugs that are so tight you can 

literally  the other person's 

heartbeat and for a moment 

everything feels: so calm and 

safe like nothing can hurt you. 

Be with someone who says,

Let's fix this. I can't lose 

you. 

You are someone's 

last thought before they 

close their eyes at

night. 

Be the reason someone 

feels welcomed, loved, heard, 

seen, and supported 

today.