I will have love.

Above all I will have love.

I will have love when the world is falling apart because I will find it in the way the wind sweeps the leaves from the grey and dull ground into the brilliant blue sky where they shine their brightest.

I will have love when I am in despair because I will find it in the poetry I have learned to turn to for comfort when I cannot comfort myself.

I will have love when I am lonely because I will find it in the way silence fills a room like voices never could.

I will have love when I am not being loved because I will find it in myself.

I will love my curls, my stubby nails and skinny fingers, my thinner-than-usual nose and long chin. I will love my eyelashes even though they’re short and I will love my legs even though they’re dimply.

I will always have love, because I will allow it to reside in my soul