Take a Bow

If I could dedicate my life to people

I would

Why can’t I dedicate my life to people?

I should.

With all I am I love people

With all I am I desire to be

Right next to you,

Whenever you need me.

To console your pain,

To discard your shame,

To help you realize you have everything to gain.

By opening up and letting go,

By surging through emotions and letting them show.

By embracing your fears and doubts

Casting the insecurities out

Together we can jump up on both feet

I understand

I’ll take your hand

Cry hard

Cry long

I’ll sing you a song

Of calm waves and a quiet place

Of serene grace and a change of pace

Where time is all you have yet only the beginning

Where you Maker sits next to you grinning

A somber smile of love never ending

A tear running down his cheek, glistening

Because He’s so proud

Who you are could never be any more deserving

Of a somber smile of love

An embrace that fits you like a glove.

And You know that it’s enough.

In your quiet place with calm waves

Where troubles have no place

And happiness is no chase

It’s right here for you

In the same place

It’s always been.

Back here, we know troubles are ahead

And there’s never quite enough time in bed

Or there’s too much,

but the thoughts never leave your head.

Forget about that, and listen.

You’re beautiful.

When I look at you,

Really see you,

A tear rolls down my face

Life will never be always easy

And you may lose your way

But look at me!

I’m here to stay

No sway

It WILL be okay

You have love

Abundant love.

No matter what.

You are worth so much more than you know

You have a light that needs to show.

So get up and strut,

With me, and all your crazies

--I mean friends.

Nope, this isn’t the end,

This is one piece of the journey of a thread

Being sewn through the quilt that is the masterpiece of your life

Yes, your life is a work of art all its own.

Unique and splendidly shown.

And you’re living that masterful

Wonderful,

Unsurpassable,

Irrefutable,

Spectacle of a life right now.

So get up, and take a bow.

Yes, you—take a bow.

Don’t tell me you don’t know how

It’s like this.

You embrace the incredible worth that is your very existence,

And you lean down,

Giving the world the greatest gift of something new,

The blessing of you.