Take a moment, how do you rate?
Not bulletproof just compassionate
Battered, but far from needing a transplant
A safe house, always a willing confidante
Weighty enough to tether you to reality
Stepping forward to seize your responsibility
Humble mastery of your malfunctions
Correcting damage from your compunctions
Resisting the pull of immature behavior
Stand tall, but not on the feet of your savior
Casting aside idealistic dreams of wanderlust
Holding steady on what we know to trust
Remember the words, “go ask Alice”
Who offered a drink from her special chalice
Pay forward the earned lessons of youth
Staring into the seasoned face of truth
Light the darkness with kindness
See beyond the world’s blindness
A beautiful face is not a beautiful heart
But a selfless soul is a work of art
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