Self-love Recipe

If no father takes my hand,
I'll make

Care

 my father.

If no mother wipes my tears,
I'll embrace

Order.

If no friend stands beside me,
I'll make

 Quiet

 my friend.
If no enemy presents lessons,
I'll welcome other

Shadowless Light.

If a roof is not for me,
I'll make

 Audacity

my shelter.

If my eyes fail to see,
I'll

Listen.

No ears,
I'll

Think.

No thought,
I'll

Wait.

For tactic,
I'll respect

 Need.

For strategy,

Detachment.

If no fortune comes my way,
my

Means

 will make me rich.

If no regard stifles smiling,
I'll court

 Sleep

 to imagine.

Tomorrow and
Tomorrow's Tomorrow,
I'll remain of

 Hope,

knowing

 Dreams

 will always be imagined experience
tempted to happen.

If no one Loves me,

I’ll respect a meaningful

Self-love

The taste of which

I’ll

Savor

without shame.

For knowing generous love

begins with deeply caring for the gift of self.