AND GOD,
at dusk when the sun goes down
and shadows from the day's dread begin to loom
cover me in the soothing feel of a warm purified gown
let me bear a smile, a break from the day's gloom.
GOD,
at war when my heart begins to fail
and the stabs in my back are too much to take
don't let me stumble unto the lost trail
don't let me wobble, I can't afford to break.
GOD,
when I shade this skin for the world to face
shield my being when curses come forth
from savage storms, teach my soul to brace...