Ally

Come fall with me
Into the messiness
Into the human disease

Pry my hands when I can’t let go
Hold my hands when the going is slow
Remind me when I don’t believe
Listen when I’m full of discrepancy
Push me when I’m paralyzed
Celebrate when dreams are realized
Intercede when I’m in captivity
Receive me when I’m in my poverty
Forgive me when I disappoint
Chastise when I think you’re my source

And let me pry and speak and hold and keep for you
in the messiness
where we become