Don't
            seek to be
      relevant, or liked,
            seek to be
         compassionate.
          Seek integrity.
          Seek humility.
             Seek light.
         Stop  worrying
      about other people.
           Get in touch
          with yourself
         instead.  Focus
              on what
      makes you happy
         and makes
      your  soul  feel
              at peace.

              Imagine
      meeting someone
    who  wanted  to  learn
           your past,
    not to punish you;
               but to
          understand
     how  you  needed
       to be loved.

May you fall in love with someone who never gets tired of saving you from your own chaos.
                                                          ­           Jon York   2019