When the road to truth
is no longer littered with illusion
when the way ahead is clearly marked
when you are finished with your foolish distractions
I will be waiting with an open heart

Love is not what you’re getting
love is not dreams coming true
love is a deeper connection
than those uprooted can do

It comes at the cost of deep grieving
it happens when truly we're done
with serving ourselves without thinking
of others who need our love sun

It takes so long just to get there
when we're empty and broken and old
when we see all the pain that we've caused
and we don't want the guilty pain load

because I have learned to love children
I love myself more every day
not in a reckless confusion
but with strength I have built love to stay

I will stand for the hearts of all children
despite if they're grown ups outside
and for this I forgive all your blindness
and for this I will stay by your side

The worst is to watch all the striving
as you try to reach out for the light
and the blows that I bare
for the beast that lives there
is not caring and never is right.