Open Arms

Through all the turmoil of all my days
I forward go to a better place
For though I've lost some of these fights
I've never failed in my whole life
For every step not placed with care
Every moment of despair
Every second spent in dark
Every tear bled by my heart
All of it has led me here
To be this person without fear

It's taken time to understand

The wondrous ways fate moves it hand

The way it knows to knock us down,

To leave us longing to be found
For when it feels like we are done,

As though the battle can't be won

There floats a bit of hoping in

So we may feel the urge to win

And stand ourselves up in the storm

And fight for air, and peace, and warmth

For as we are we are enough

We're built to learn and give and love
And even on the coldest nights
When sadness robs light from our sight
We can recall our grand design
And find the will to push and try
To fumble foolish with our hearts
And welcome life with open arms...