Let my arms only ever be for holding.
Let me live with open hands,
Let the skin on my palms stay soft,
Let me not hold too lightly to anything in this life.
Give me a heart full of light,
Let me love what I have when I have it
And let me smile when it goes.
Let my heart be full of gratitude
When my arms are around you,
Let me accept when they are empty.
Let me press my ear to the hollow of your chest,
Let me hear the ocean between the heartbeats.
Let your bed be the Garden of Eden
And let my stray hairs be fruit in the sheets.
Let my moans be hymns for you.
Let us be sinners made clean.
Let us be healed,
Let us be beautiful.
Let this stay.
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 at 2:17 AM UTC
Let my arms only ever be for holding.
Let me live with open hands,
Let the skin on my palms stay soft,
Let me not hold too lightly to anything in this life.
Give me a heart full of light,
Let me love what I have when I have it
And let me smile when it goes.
Let my heart be full of gratitude
When my arms are around you,
Let me accept when they are empty.
Let me press my ear to the hollow of your chest,
Let me hear the ocean between the heartbeats.
Let your bed be the Garden of Eden
And let my stray hairs be fruit in the sheets.
Let my moans be hymns for you.
Let us be sinners made clean.
Let us be healed,
Let us be beautiful.
Let this stay.
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