I’m writing this so that someone will listen
I’m writing this so that all the doors will close and the
majesty will be released
I want to believe in a God for everyone
I want to believe that all of the fears will be set free
I want to believe that time is a capsule full of faces and
triumphs and needs
I want to believe that we are safe
That we are sane
That everything has meaning no matter one’s belief
I want to believe that I am good inside no matter what or if
I pray
I want to believe that our breath is worship
I want to believe that we are safe.
My body is crouched inside a barrel
The barrel is winding and sifting the sea
The sea closes in on my surroundings and I can’t breathe
I wonder where the light is
I want the stars to see
I want it all to connect like the anemone
A lightning bolt strikes and my body is imploded with bolts
There is nothing to know now
No shifts of fear, no anxiety jolts
Freedom without a shell in the vast beauty of the sea
My soul is handled with care, and I am loved
I am known and forgiven
I am me
Let it be our anthem that we sing
Let us crack open the barrels with our human electricity
Let us know a God of love
Of stars and sea anemones
Let us know that we are one
We are no longer broken because we now lack that capacity
Let our souls cry out hallelujah when we have found unity
We have found peace
We are one
We are free
