Works

Power is helping a child understand
How to gather wisdom
Or how to choose and
Make a stand

Strength is not witness
but the thoughts outside the lines
To bring a young man peace
In the world that he defines

Love is not fulfillment
Or realization of what's planned
It is meant to be given freely
Not be ordered on demand

Hope comes along with dreaming
But only with belief
Or your wishes go unanswered
Snatched away as by a thief

Resolve never hardens
Remaining elastic to the last
Deciding is not grasping
For the future comes so fast

So pray for understanding
And the courage to get done
The few things that have true meaning
All along while having fun

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