Self-Creation

I saw within my mind

The ideal self I hope to be

I also saw that what I was

Had stark deficiency

I calculated how I could

Achieve my noble goal

I made a plan and followed it

With all my heart and soul

According to desire

I began a transformation

From present to potential

Till my dreams found realization

The person I became I found

Had always been ensheathed

The molting of the outer shell

Revealed what’s underneath

All growth begins from the inside

Till past no longer fits

Identity is redefined

And circumstances shift

The butterfly from chrysalis

Emerges with elation

As Providence provided us

The power of self-creation