We used to worship the sun Our pockets filled with sugar and sand Blistered and splintered hands We were innocent once We tried our hands at purity Never thinking we would fall short We lived between the moments And there beneath the trees We spoke to constellations In the hopes that we were worth saving Our prayers never made it past our ceilings
So maybe we gave up trying You saved your breath for holding I'm saving mine for nothing Though all the noise has ended now We can still feel its lasting sound Like when a mouth begins to whisper Its breath a soft reminder Some hands were open for you But their intent was different Their fingers charred and pointing And branding words beneath your skin While others withdrew Their palms unsure for holding They too, felt tied up at the wrists - Things done for fear and friendship - It was never your fault then - Your tiny hands were never meant - To have to handle so much weight But things are different now And some things you just can't forget I'm holding on to hoping You'll find a hand to guide you yet - This thread ties us together - No matter how far apart we get I hope you find your peace I hope you'll find strength to forgive Yourself as well as others And I hope those same things for myself
I need to be reminded That bad deeds do not bad people make To do our best with what we're given - We have no fate but to live and make mistakes My hands have grown so tired "Put down whatever it is That you've been carrying around" The soft words spoken by a friend Please guard your heart, your lips, your fingers And lets speak gently with our breath And work to use our hands more wisely In whatever days we might have left
I need to remember that not winning isn't always losing And I need to remember that some things aren't better left unsaid And I need to remember to cherish everything I'm given And I need to forget to focus on the storms that might be up ahead