A bird in your hand
is worth two
in the sky.
Why is that?
Because the bird
you hold already
loves you, silly,
that is why.
It has seen
your many struggles..
and the times
when you were weak
and misbehaved
and cried.

Because already
it effectively elicits
for you
warmth and peace
inside.
Because it doesn’t
make you question..
always offers you
a loving word
to set your heart
at ease.

Because despite
your many flaws
it still accepts you
as you are
and truly cares..
it sees
your innermost
essence..
and wouldn’t have it
any way else.

Instead of seeking value
in those sneaky
birds of prey
up in the sky..
why not just focus,
for a change,
the excess love you hold
on your own self?
And recognize at once
that in the bird
you chose
lies latent value infinite..
The highest form of wealth.