Debt to spouse, by marriage
Debt to children, by parenthood
Debt to parents, by sonship
Debt to friends, by friendship
Debt to self, for Christ’s sake
Debt to man, for the dignity inherent in mankind
Debt to God, for the dignity inherent in God
…
Progressing towards a shifting target
It looked like we were walking backwards
Things receding as we approached
The hill was within reach
A reach that simply extended
Like Sisyphean
Until we had come close enough to look so that we could see
All the while making progress against our sense.
So he swept her off her feet
And she gave her soul
What did he really do
It was she that lept
So he swept her off her feet
And she got possessed
What did he really do
It was she that let
So he swept her off her feet
And she fell in love
What did he really do
It was she that fell
There was when I wanted her
I called it love
And so I thought
There was when I lost her
She called it love
And so she thought
There was when it didn’t matter
We called it love
And so we thought
Thank you for having my back
And for getting me back from bad
When I made foolishness for friend
Seeing differently by prejudice
I’m still grateful with my history and upbringing
Now I laugh
Not just within
There’s a grin
I’m relaxing in a bath
Who could tell how this would end
Well, it ended well
Thank You for having my back
And for leading me into bliss
You’re helping me make my fate
It’s a good way
For the medley in May
I am grateful
I wanted the girl
She was a bird
She would have no perch
For more than a third
I wanted the bird
‘Go with her where she went
To perch anywhere
There to make our nest
I wanted the girl
Smart lioness princess
Let me be your den
And make your soul my rest
I wanted the bird
With me for all our years
Her only perch
Where she made her best
I wanted the girl
She would not rest
She had not let herself
Make our I’s disappear
I wanted the bird
She has the eagles’ crest
‘Made us a pair
And? We’re just friends
Life goes more than breasts
We are creatures of the air
Ethereal
I wanted the girl
She comes and goes
But would she come and stay
That we go together
And come together
Bonded birds
That we have made ourselves
As it would appear
I wanted to dance
But it was a bout
I needed a partner
Everything seemed far
So I asked in prayer
Bring dance back into my life
He answered
And sent me afar
