My life feels like it’s been one long fight
And I’ve never been certain of any saving grace
Some days, it feels like I’m standing in the light
But it’s ever been tears or sunlight on my face
It’s had me on the move
As reckless and restless as the wind
When you’d feel I was moving closer
I merely had you at arms length again
It can be hard to let someone in
It’s doubly hard to trust anyone
Too many times I’ve felt the knife stick in
Keeping me defensive and on the run
But lately it seems like there’s been a slackening
An easing of burdens undeserved
Some vaguely perceived slight reckoning
Of peace for my hardened reserve
But I’m learning to trust and learning to care
To ask for the things I desire
I’m learning to be present, to be fully there
And I’m finally learning how to reach higher
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