if i could tell you now, the places i’ve been
would your eyes seek to look outside of your skin?
and if i told you how much you would learn in a year
would you be too busy to lend me your ear?

if i told you about how you look from the sky
would you believe that you’re beautiful to more than one guy?
if i said that your heart was wrought with deceit
would your idea of love still feel complete?

if i spoke of the sadness you feel
would you still choose to skip that meal?
and if you knew that the darkness was the place that you dwell
would you find shelter from the sea at Bethel?

when you questioned the motives in spite of the plan
did you realize how far from home you ran?
and if you knew back then what i know today
would you convince your soul to stay?

but if i told you back then about the way you’d be saved
would you still choose to live life enslaved?
and if i explained the Truth you would know
would you shine a light as a your gift to bestow?

if my words were worthwhile i would proclaim
the child you are and call you by name
to fill you with hope and joy from within
but would you choose to lift up your chin?

if i thought to put these words into a rhyme
i would go all the way back to that time
and if i had enough courage for all of these words
would they ring in your ears like morning songbirds?

​h.v.