Sofia Livingstone
Commissioned heart by a dear friend
She flies free now releasing all pain and suffering
Courage to endure beyond safe holding
Only I know what she gave, how bravely she fought
Only I am blessed by her very existence, her pure heart
For I would not be without her, without her constancy
Without her knowing, her tenderness, her belief in the way
I am her brave heart, the soldered battered heart
That she always believed in, always stayed true
She may seem to have failed but don’t believe a word of it
The sacred heart battle is forged in the darkness
Out of the limelight, quietly working
With only a flickering candle to light the way
Never underestimate the heart’s way, the power of love
The sensitive unfolding that drips slowly onto hardened stone
And eventually cracks open the compassion
That has been waiting patiently in the dark corner
Waiting to blind you with its illumination
That by its very presence shatters the illusion
And forges a new path, grace that unfolds