I will not give you my light
I will not offer up my soul instead
I will not relinquish my joy in exchange
I will not withdraw my dreams as a play
I will not live in a fantasy at last…
You see, my old friend,
you no longer hold the cards
you no longer have the key
you no longer rattle the chains…
For the power has been transferred
through surrender
through willingness
through the simple hell of desperation…
Today, I wave my white flag everywhere
first at the substance
then at the annoyance
then at the troublemakers
finally at the drama…
I wave my white flag and
surrender
my light
my soul
my joy
my dreams
to the One Who receives
the One Who believes
in me…
And there is
peace
wisdom
unending grace
to usher me through reality
to help me share
my light
my soul
my joy
my dreams
loving me through reality…