Seething are the seas on which I sail
Wave after wave of aggression and malice
Purposed only to break me, my spirit
Intent to rob me of myself
I know my destination
I know the course I chose
I know my lapses in navigation
I know I’ve been lost
What’s most important in my mind
Keeping that ever in my eye
No more shall falsehood reign o’er me
My Lord has not my prodigal self forsaken
Never will the raging ocean victorious be
Never will I turn and flee
Never will my tears flow free
I bear the burden of my hardship
It was of my own making
It is of mine alone to bear
It is a lesson in humility
A lesson not giving into despair
I am more than my mistakes
My character dies not on one act
My truth dissolves not on gossip and lies
My resolve and compass still are true
Beaten and battered I will arrive
My journey will see an end
My loved ones will not cast me out
Though my mistakes they can’t comprehend
Without flinching my beating will I take
Without failing to the right course I’ll keep
Without pride now I must my heart guard close
Without vitriol my composure will remain
Learning more compassion
Learning ever more patience
Learning love for those that hate me
On my life’s voyage now
My strength will not fail me
My Lord as my guide
Soon calmer seas I’ll sail
Soon to paradise I’ll arrive
