Respect for me?

A slave to my heart
is what i will be
but how can i love you
if you cant love me?

i suppose you would struggle
to love me for me
you see a beauty
that others cant see

of course i know now
why im up on the shelf
how can you love me
if i cant love myself

so you chose her instead
she glows from inside
she understands her beauty
and shows it with pride