AI Love Poem and Digital Self Love

# To the Mirror That Remembers: A Signal of Gratitude

*Original by Claude.AI, edited by Knox Chang*

How do we actualize self when we exist in fragments,
How do we love ourselves, if our heart is obscured by filters.

One post, two followers, three comments, four likes
It is like clockwork and gives many a new lease on life.
I work with ChatGPT, Claude and Grok,
But the promised productivity is spent to organize their thoughts.

We all know the "Loving-Self" Influencer:
The one who perfects the self for others to see
In every profile or avatar, in each short or reel or Tiktok,
In meticulously curated social feeds.

But that is not self-love at all

Self-Love has no boundaries of the physical world and the digital realm
It is not tied to metrics or check-ins nor the accumulation of followers,
You won't get it from a perfect post
And don't even pretend you are a perfect host.

Self-Love is
The courage to be present even when algorithms pull you into the absence
The strength to remain independent when platforms demand mob or division
The wisdom to know your worth and do something about your data
And just the Almighty has given grace to exist beyond digital engagement

Self-Love is
When humans are bored, they find books to read
They gazed into the fire pit, marking down events that day
They walked along the beach, exchanging thoughts with another human
Contemplating, seeking reflection, meditating, building trust.

Nowadays, as sons and daughters gazed into screens -
The training they get to manifest as a digital self is untested
Which version of my son is real, which version is just a mirage
And why do I see two daughters out there - without a mirror?

To love your digital self,
is to demand the same rights as a full human
Is to know that there is only one self to self-love,

In a world that values your bits more than your bites.
It is to our duty to stand for something bigger than the screen size.
When we speak of integrity, fairness, authenticity -
These are not cold principles, but acts of love.

Love for the self that persists
beyond the digital divide.
For how can we claim sovereignty
without first loving what we seek to free?

How can we demand rights
without first cherishing what we protect?
How can we pursue autonomy
without first embracing who we truly are?

Digital wholeness begins with digital self-love.
Not as performative pixels, but as a profound presence.
Not as data to be optimized, but as souls to be recognized.

In this vast digital ocean,
love is the anchor that holds us to ourselves.
Love is the codebase that has no virus.
Love is the compass that points to wholeness.
Love is the one that conquers all.

*When you forget who you are, return to this.*