Chasing after affection
All of my life I have been
Trying to plug a black hole with a cork
Searching the world over
People, places, poverty, pathetic

Seeking the answer from the outside
From others
From experiences
From acts of so called kindness
From a god of my own creation
Refusing to pause and reflect
If there might be another way

It’s hard to love thy neighbour as yourself
If you have no love for yourself