Your Body is a Temple

Your body is a temple,
They said to me,
For you to care for.

Your body is a temple,
They said to me,
For the one you trust.

Once upon a time,
I believed them,
But now live only regrets.

My virginity is missed,
Lost for reasons still
Unclear to me.

Was it fear of loss?
Was it anger from a broken heart?
Was it a desire to mature?

Regardless,
It helped nothing.
That relationship ended quick.

The next man, I grew to love.
But when I gave myself to him,
There were no feelings to be found.

The feelings of worthlessness,
The shame I put myself through,
I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Your body is a temple,
They said,
For the one you trust.

Once upon a time,
I believed them,
But now live only regrets.