i was asked to carry one more child in grief
my no said no in absolute terms
my mouth paid to say yes, said a qualified yes
with a decision of refusal landing in finality
eagle aspirations, falling among frantic mice
leadership can be extraction or trust
but a toxic structure will force the forcing
i am just one, joining harried herd
when we leave, we say not me, not here, not now
abandoning our hopes with those relying on them
where hope falls, it fails once more the hopeless
propping up false hope with extravagance
i am consumed by making the vision
unless others rise, but they rise in their own time
in the meantime, my miracle becomes mirage
we all fall, but also find personal paths of strength
you are strong beyond your time, beyond belief
i want to be an adult who builds a place for you
to rest, become new, build bright energy in light
to sustain your darkness, your uneven share
but i am also a child confined by careless men
cutting lifelines, revelling in the power not to care
by comparative charts, by timelines, losses, lies
you are a precious presence i can’t sustain
while sustaining my own
love given in songs, becomes dissonant
so i will sing to the sky after saying goodbye
i am only one, you will be caught by another