Don't place a bet unless you own the casino

Blessed are they
who invest themselves in love;
woe to those
who wager self-worth
on outcomes.

We plant seeds
and nurture them:
what grows
is not ours to decide.

Our own bodies
re-create themselves

as they will,
disregarding our orders.

How much more will our hearts
and spirits
burst the barriers
of all we can ask or imagine?

Self-will is an

uninformed gardener;
let it slumber
while we wait in breathless wonder
for love's first flower to open.