Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

Goddess

Why do you treat yourself so badly?
Don’t you know there are plenty others
out there
who can do the job just as well?
You must remember who you are
and treat yourself as such.
You must bathe in fine water
and drink sweet nectars
and whisper the delicate words in your ear
you would hear from your lovers.
You must give yourself flowers and jewels
and fine linen.
But most of all,
you must give yourself
time
to walk
alone
on sandy beaches
and revel in the sound of your own laughter.
You must remember
all you are
for no one like you
will ever come again.