4 September, 2:39 AM

by Riles (2021)

discouragement weighs heavy tonight.

though my spirit speaks to me softly.

holding out so much hope, it is.

singing to me in a breathless, endless verse:

you must not lie down forever.

you must not lie down forever.

it is so hard to see the end of it.

when it seems so inevitable, what is to come.

my heart, it beats so steadily in my throat.

choked up. tear driven. full of love.

you must not lie down forever.

you must not lie down forever.

i hear you.

i hear you.