being protected and provided for
in a new, tangible way
is like relearning how to walk
every day
see, I've been blind since birth,
dependent on a cane
I got where I was going
even if I took the long way
I was independent
self sufficient you may say
but only because I needed to be
I didn't know another way
now the cane has been replaced
with a Living guide
complete with a promise
to protect and provide
and it's so much better than the cane!
it's so much freer!
freely strolling down the lane
you'd think I have it made, yes, but,
it's a stumbling refrain
i keep reaching for that old familiar cane
see, there are doubts about this guide
like will he be on time?
will he always be right?
can I fully lean on him even when it's not light?
because I can go back- I really can-
if its an inconvenience, Guide,
I'd be happy to pick back up my cane
you just tell me when
I'll make my way alone again
but if the Guide has led a guide to stay
I will choose to learn to let go
of that trusty cane
I will learn step by step, so it is plain
I walk with My guide, and he shows me the Way
walking together
until our steps are One
until our walk is synchronized
in rain and in sun
guided, protected, provided
and prepared for
the day when guide and guided
meet their Guide.
