HANDS
OPEN.

I held on to the thunder
Like it needed my command
I tried to stop the river
With the shaking of my hands

I thought if I could guard it
Every door and every flame
Then maybe life would answer
Every time I called its name

But some things move like water
Some things leave like rain
Some things only find you
When you stop pulling on the chain

So I keep my hands open
Let the morning come and go
I keep my heart honest
With the little that I know

I keep my eyes lifted
Even when the road is slow
With my hands open
I let life flow

I don’t need to hold the future
Like a stone against my chest
I don’t need to turn each silence
Into some kind of test

There is peace in not controlling
Every shadow, every sign
There is grace in simply walking
One step at a time

Some things grow in quiet
Some things heal unseen
Some things only reach you
When your soul has room to breathe

So I keep my hands open
Let the morning come and go
I keep my heart honest
With the little that I know

I keep my eyes lifted
Even when the road is slow
With my hands open
I let life flow

I have lost what I was holding
I have found what I could not chase
I have learned that life can meet me
In an ordinary place

Not every blessing makes a sound
Not every answer shines
Sometimes peace is just the moment
I stop asking why

So I keep my hands open
Let the morning come and go
I keep my heart honest
With the little that I know

I keep my eyes lifted
Even when the road is slow
With my hands open
I let life flow

Hands open
Heart steady
Road unknown
But I’m ready

Hands open
Breath slow
I let life flow