First, Be Your Own Love

 Love yourself first, dear.
 There’s so much love in your heart—
Give it to yourself too.

 I loved a man more than I loved myself.
 And I lost myself more than I lost him. Perhaps, I couldn’t find myself as a diamond.

 I prioritized him in this world,
Meanwhile, he ignored me at my worst.

 I got a signal from my heart,
But I had no idea about the ‘self.’

 I blew like a lost wind.
 I flew like a lost feather.
I fell into a deep ocean.

 I couldn’t breathe in that sea.
 In that ocean of self-realization,time passed away.

 I realized myself in that deep,
frozen mirror ocean.
I built myself slowly.
I saw how beautiful I truly am.
I wore the garland named self-respect.
 I bloomed like a rare cosmic flower.