An intimidated heart recoils from his touch,  

While a ravenous heart surrenders to hunger-

An experiment beyond the weak

A lesson to the fools

To those of love and hate.  

Trembling like a loose leaf

Later trampled, buried in the soil

Lost among moss and dead trees.  

A forgotten prayer whispered to the wind

A wish lost to the endless night.

 

Father, Father

Grant me a heart stronger than soft grass

Tender like stone rivers

Shaped and purified by holy waters.  

Give me a kinder heart

Lest I fall to greed

And lose myself in a name not my own.  

Let my heart be a fortress

Yet gentle enough to cradle the world

Untouched by the thorns of vanity or pride.  

Let it beat with the rhythm of the stars

Unyielding in its compassion

Clear as the morning light.