Prayer

Give me the strength to go inside Give me the strength to not run and hide I need to face what is flawed in me I need to know so I can truly see Constantly questioning, faith so easily lost Burdened by apathy, lethargic, a stone collecting moss Life once flowed through my veins But I was lulled into the slumber of a stifling pain The hole I fell into nearly became my tomb But I feel I am bursting out anew, like a baby from the womb However I still feel so fractured, so flawed, so hurt I fight now though, taking a stand, trying to stay alert I take as my inspiration the phoenix, reborn from a fiery death I imagine myself the hero, chasing my dreams with every waking breath Give me the strength to love and to grow Give me the strength to question and to know It hurts and that will not go away Give me the strength to work through it; give me the courage to stay