Love me for me

For structure, the comment was on variation in the length of the stanzas— from one line to two to three—to give engaging texture to the poem. Considering this, I changed the structure to make it look more mirrored. By which I mean the layout of the stanzas below earlier was 2,3,1,2,2,3,2,2 whereas they were rearranged to 2,3,2,1,2,3,2. This format helped emphasize an important idea in the middle, and even at the end. This kind of structuring was new to me and going forward it will help me with the flow of the poem.

Love me for me not what I appear to be
Love me for who I am or do not love me at all.

Love me when I am happy or sad
Accept me with my mistakes.
Love me in the times good and bad.

Love me whether I am tall or short
Love me if I am pretty, or just an ugly dork.

Love all of me or none at all.

Love me for who I am
or do not love me at all.

Love me today and tomorrow
Accept me with my past
Give me your trust for us to last.

All I ask from you is to love me for me
And in return together we will be.

Just love me for me
Love me for the way that I am.

Akanksha Shahi is a senior at DePaul University pursuing MS in Management. She is known for her knack for making friends, her passion for academics, and deep love for masala Chai. In her free time, Akanksha enjoys cooking Indian food and evening walks with her husband and new born daughter. She has a deep appreciation for hard work and aspires to finish her degree with honors and hopes to make a positive impact in the Human Resources world.