To Return
i want to remember
love
like this
in innocence
in childhood dreams
in things i forgot
and things i want
to remember
to remember when it was easy
to see God
when it was simple
to fall in love
when i didn't trust anyone
i want to forget
the violence
the hate
the fear
and the things
that chain me
to the bottom of the sea
i want to crawl inside
the womb of heaven and fall sleep next
to angels
i want God to be seen
as beauty and truth
not destruction and lies
i want to love
in innocence
i want to live
for the small things
the simple things
like love and trust
so much it seems removed
who pulled the moon out of view
saint charles bridge
1 AM
i hear the bells
ring again
and i sing silently
Lord please hear me
i am fallen
i am weak
i am trying
not to forget to see Your face
in every smile
every tree
every moment of humanity
that passes before me
dear God I pray You look down
I know I am only as strong
as You make me
for if it was up to me
i would be dead already
but i am here today
so take my life away
remove the things
that stand between me and You
my heart longs to keep tune
but often it is difficult to do
mother mary did you fade to blue
sister mary did you not believe in me
Father up in heaven who killed Your home