To one day feel whole

Without the hesitation 

Of one who dips their toes 

Tentatively upon the surface 

Of the water 

To one day feel whole 

Without the fear 

Of one who has fallen 

From a jagged cliff and no 

Longer steps foot upon

Their own porch 

To one day feel whole 

Without the dread 

Of one who has been hurt 

Once twice three times over 

By the same wicked spirit 

In a multitude of 

Different vessels with the 

Same pretty smile 

These are the goals of a 

Patient bystander in a 

World of impatience

And greed