Beyond ego and pride

If you seek selfless love, but don't know how to give, Don't expect to receive it, until you learn to live Without condition, without expectation, without pride, For true love isn't something you can buy or acquire with might. You think that power and strength will bring you what you desire, But true love isn't something that can be forced or acquired by fire. It's a gentle flame that burns, a quiet voice that speaks, And it's only found when you're willing to listen, and to seek. Women, young or old, shaped by life's trials and strife, Their values formed, their wisdom earned, through joy and through life. This old woman, wise and worn, knows one thing to be true, Her path is hers alone, and hers alone to pursue. Don't worry, she won't cross your way, her journey's hers to take, And from her life, she's learned one thing, for her own sake: That ego and pride can masquerade as love's disguise, But true love's balance lies within, where ego and pride compromise. So let go of the need to control, to have the upper hand, For true love's gift is freely given, without demand. It's found in the stillness, in the quiet, gentle voice,