freedom of the self

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I do not love myself

But I used what should be mine

To love my people more intensely


I was told

To love without restraint

Is to be free

And in loving others

I had found my freedom


In my freedom

I had found myself

And through my growth

I have found love


The Love so fierce 

It would cause the Sun to weep

And the Moon to set itself aflame

And if it were a beacon

The Universe would stop

To gaze in wonder

At such a Divine creation


For I may not love myself

But even the stars could not express

How deeply I am loved.



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