and developing awareness and understanding
is something i will wrestle with
and i know it
and i’ll fight for it
because at the end of each battle
i know that being kind is what i want to be
that loving everyone is who i am
and speaking from the heart is what i do
even when it hurts me
even when it hurts
i don’t want to be the one only selfishly taking
it would cause me shame to do so
i don’t want to be the one pushing someone to love me
it would embarrass me to know so
and i just want everyone to be okay
this brings me peace
i want those that care for me
to care for me wholeheartedly
and for those that don’t
to be who they need to be
how they need to be
where they need to be
and to just be happy
may they not move close just to take too much
to linger in my safe places just to touch
and bring it down around me calling it love
may i respond with generosity most times
to all those well-meaning but perhaps a bit blind
and the moments when we don’t always get it right
and whatever i do
wherever i go
may the big sky above me be like a hug
may i always be warmed by the sun
may the stars keep shining bright
as the day closes to a quiet night
and may the moon always remind me
of consistent things and what they do
and may my God be the joy that my soul clings to
- les’nspired
