You can spend decades
waiting to become
the person you think
you ought to be,
never satisfied
with the person you are.

Could it be, however,
that you never become
someone you love
if you start
as someone you don't?

What if
now,
then,
and at all points in between
you accept yourself fully?

Love the one you are now
to become the one you'll love later.

Why not soar the entire journey? 

Text and
image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.