Honor Yourself Above All Others Poem by Patti Masterman

Love yourself first,
So that others may find you lovable,
And endeavor to get to know yourself better.
Always putting yourself last
Encourages the world to do the same.
Creatures can sense if you are unbalanced;
Unwieldy on your own two feet.
Confidence in the self is more acceptable
Than an untested confidence in any other,
For you know not the thoughts of others;
You can only recognize things that lie within yourself.
And who else is seated, underneath your very heart?