Sanctuary
Sanctuary
for the soul, and the mind
a calm that comes naturally
serenity, re-defined
that is the goal, for which i strive
amid the chaos, and the turbulent
a life with the purpose, to someday arrive
at the conclusion that i really meant
there is so much confusion
so many ways to go wrong
it seems happiness might be illusion
yet the vision i hold is so strong
i have found a heart, that i can hold
i love my son, that much is clear
this hand is dealt, i can not fold
i want to see him grow, to be near
a sort of immortality, i have found
through no monumental effort of mine
i have come in from the clouds, to the ground
landing somewhere near the end of the line
the lonely part of me that needs
is very much happier for his being
no matter how much, this heart bleeds
with his birth, i can stop fleeing
i will carry on, throughout it all
not always knowing what i should do
but looking at last through my wall
at an accomplishment, alive and true
i will let people in, through my defences
reach out to those who are ready
join others, across their broken fences
rising above my past to see
finally, a glimmer of hope, and sanctuary
never alone again
meaning for us, and for me
if not me, then my son could win
so the pressure is off
at last free to expand
others may laugh, or scoff
they do not understand
pride is not mine anymore
nothing to prove to anyone
today is what i am living for
each one by one, til i am done
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