the first thing you must know…
is that the only love that will complete you
is the hardest kind to learn
and it is the love you give yourself
you will not find it in a lover’s kiss
trophies, awards, or accolades,
at the bottom of a bottle, or hidden in a pill
it’s somewhere in the desert
when all hope seems lost
and you are all that’s left
the first thing you must know
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