Me

You want to hear happy

you want me to never stop smiling

it is the me that you need me to be

but I get sad too

and I need you

to cheer me

like I cheer you

to lift me up

and turn me toward sunshine

to point out the blessings

and direct me away from the mud

I know I seem to have no worries

and so maybe you come to depend on that

but I am human after all

on my own rocky journey

learning and falling

struggling and calling, out to God in my darkest day

wondering aloud why things have to be this way

and then once out of my system

I can reboot and listen

for His next brilliant direction

with your encouragement

we all make a selection

of the armor and the smiles we will choose to wear

to face another day

to show others we will bare

the things that Do happen, the spills along the way

but we have each other

and hope,

and each day

I'll choose to try harder to resist what steals

to avoid the pit falls

to ride the rails

into a brighter day

where I can encourage once again

where I can lean on God

so you can lean on me....

I will find the courage

will fight for

the "me"

you need me to be

~C