You have allowed man to portion your purpose,
the measure limited by what can be sold;
physical beauty,
frivolous distraction,
for love of life has become love of acceptance
But who would love you that would rob you;
of your dignity,
of your life,
of your soul,
except those who do not know how to love
Remove the fears that make your eyes eager,
to please,
to die,
to give up what it is that you were meant to be
They take what cannot be given,
to you,
by man,
for their own glory,
or else they would
Stand naked if you must,
stand alone if you trust what I'm saying,
and if you cannot,
then I pray that one day the life you should be,
will come,
and what comes undone,
is what they have become
But it is you who must decide what to live up to
Apr 5, 2015
Apr 5, 2015 at 9:14 PM UTC
You have allowed man to portion your purpose,
the measure limited by what can be sold;
physical beauty,
frivolous distraction,
for love of life has become love of acceptance
But who would love you that would rob you;
of your dignity,
of your life,
of your soul,
except those who do not know how to love
Remove the fears that make your eyes eager,
to please,
to die,
to give up what it is that you were meant to be
They take what cannot be given,
to you,
by man,
for their own glory,
or else they would
Stand naked if you must,
stand alone if you trust what I'm saying,
and if you cannot,
then I pray that one day the life you should be,
will come,
and what comes undone,
is what they have become
But it is you who must decide what to live up to
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