When searching for a lover, what must I seek for?
Where should I start looking? How do I explore?
A long list of criteria, hoping to find someone,
A soul to connect with, maybe he will be "the one".
What I need to understand is I must ask the right questions,
Can I be honest with myself? Do I know my expectations?
What is most important? What values do I carry?
How much shall I impart? How much is kept in secrecy?
Will I fall in love with myself, if I was the other person?
Do I find myself attractive? Do I accept my own perversions?
Will I embrace my uniqueness, and all my eccentricities?
Am I proud of myself? Do I welcome my disabilities?
Will I surrender all my dreams just because others won’t approve?
Do I need constant validation? Do I worry when others disapprove?
Will I even respect myself when others don't treat me well?
Can I ever be true to myself? Will I ever come out of my shell?
Do I know how to listen? Can I communicate myself well?
Am I able to handle conflicts? My ideas, can I sell?
Do I know how to set boundaries to protect my inner space?
Do I stay calm and peaceful when things go out of place?
Do I even love myself in the true and utmost form?
With all my faults and shortcomings, can I seize my inner storms?
Will I proudly carry the baggage of the present and the past?
Will I believe and keep faith that struggles never last?
These questions I must answer before I search for that someone,
To ensure that I have healed my wounds before I find "the one".
For I attract only whatever it is that I radiate,
Life will only match whatever is on my plate.
Breathe, I remind myself, for I am my greatest critic,
Detaching from old samskaras as I erase my inner cynic.
Finding the way out from the forest of my past,
Unromancing its seduction as I put an end to its lust.
Will I ever find "the one", true love that is forever?
Finding myself first, that must be my first endeavor.
Acknowledging past hurts, as I open myself to healing,
With consciousness awaken, no longer am I dreaming.
Accepting my truth as I believe in myself,
Loving all that I am is the power in itself.
Love will find its way at God's perfect time,
When mind, body and soul are perfectly aligned.
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