Recipe For You

Catch a ray of sunshine,

Mix it with laughter's sweet honey.

Then slowly drizzle in morning dew

From a thousand mountain flowers.

Don't forget the raw mango tang, and

Some pepper flakes for heat, of course.

Add a pitcherful of hope. Yes,

The whole thing. Fold in happiness,

honest love, and the expectation

That bad times and mistakes

Won't be remembered too long.

Pour into a tube and shake. Then,

Look through the other end, into

The kaleidoscope closest to what feels like you.

A million attempts in

At making something like you, I find

There is so much more to discover -

Maybe a lifetime's worth of ingredients,

Maybe even more.