When reared in the real of realness
with emotions real and true
and salient love temperate yet unconditional
and every spoken word held what they mean
as did the laughter's and the tears
you know yourself on the ground you tread
and in surety do know
you can never be lonely

when reared to welcome the light of day
and heed the clarion call
trek and toil for answers to grace the morrow
to reap in sweet sweat salts of past and future
respecting the homage of the aged
walk wetlands with yourself and your hopes
and in surety paying dues
you can never not know who you are

When reared in the heady brew of truth
and daily drink its light
and cleanse the tides of your mind in its wake
knowing no safer ground is yet to eclipse its lay
and you run no errands of fools
hearing as told and telling as heard is seeing
and in surety you abide
you can never know fear