there are ways to do this
don’t believe someone else
needs to tell you to…
high five yourself in the mirror
suck up to yourself with the sweetest gaze
go on, simper right into your own eyes as if you just made two moons
be a little cheeky and wink on the way out of the mirror’s edge
come back and cock your head like you are your own pet
waiting to chase the ball, absorb thyself in holy light
shooting stars pour from your iris into the night air
the universe is inside you and it emits only love