Senryu Love

I was not ready,         

unable to love was I.                            

All that has now changed.

I'm free to love You,

God, please teach me countless ways.

May my prayers be heard.

I see the Beauty,

before I could learn to love-

I had to love me.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This is profound in the desperate voice of the protagonist as they come to the realisation that before someone can truely love they have to love themeslves.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we definitely have to love ourselves in order to love others...again, beautiful senryu here.
j.

[Tilling]

Thank you for teaching,
senryu differs from haiku.
I will change my titles :)

[John the Baptist]

An essential truth recognized here. Before we love others, we must love ourselves. Many never grasp this and continue to be lonely and unhappy. Well done.