
avoidance was never an option
we all fall, from the very start
an improvement from crawling
even if our dream is to run – or fly
it takes the resilience of a child
Innocence’s audacity to dare
to use bruised limbs to try again
even cushioned by soft ungrowth
we cry “why me” in ignorance
privileges taken for granted
invisible graces remain unseen
while we focus on insecurities
pain is essential for developing
strength gained under tension
fighting our future is futile
all progress is inevitable
some mistakes are traumas
some wounds require sutures
we’ve got to clean them, deeply
but it doesn’t mean we stop living
risks we take might break us
fortune may choose to favor us
regardless, the days will come
turning to years ever faster
do the scary, dangerous things
they assure us of our matter
follow with the loving care
faith in intentional patterns
we don’t have to know everything
to lean into the security of trust
not in religion, but heart beats
not in government, but breath
we’ve been given everything
Infinity itself laying out bare
there is no value for us to get
we don’t create within ourselves
choose the hard, wonder full
let’s pay our pain with purpose
consequences can be strategic
don’t settle in complaining
