The Well Within

You cannot pour from an empty cup,  

Nor give what you don’t hold.  

The path to sharing, lifting up,  

Begins with growth untold.

The poor can’t heal the poor man’s heart,  

With hands that grasp for more.  

To give, you first must play your part,  

And strengthen at the core.

The seeds you plant within your soul,  

Must bloom before they spread.  

For only from a garden whole,  

Can others then be fed.

So build yourself, grow strong, and rise,  

In mind, in heart, in worth.  

For when you soar beyond the skies,  

You’ll lift the ones on earth.