Self Love

The most beautiful commandment;
The one which caused me to worship
That bless'ed Risen King, Jesus:
Though, the self-harming love of gross
Desires causes the human
Heart to believe that they have no
Self Love---so, their own "Self-hatred",
It seems, causes hate for others.
What yoke was ever loosed by love
Of Self? Does it not strengthen bonds?
To love oneself adds eternal angst
And misery to the soul. Make
It gay with an outpouring of
Love toward those lost souls around you.
For, seeking inwardly for truth
Does nothing but reveal one's heart.
This, we ought to know, is evil.
For, by seeking inwardly, we trap
Ourselves within the prison of
Our heart's each whim and desire.