Black Bear & Night Falls - Just Trying to Be Good

I like setting things free
Like a bee through a window
A spider scooped up
On some paper
And brought out to a leaf
I like picking things up
Shiny brown buckeyes
Feathers and stones
Driftwood and bones
For good luck
Can I pick you up
When you're feeling discarded
Brush off the dirt and
Make sure that you know
That you're loved
Can I set you free
When you're feeling entangled
Like a hawk on the wind
Stretching its wings
Out to sea
I try to give thanks
For the basic essentials
The air in my lungs
My heart pumping
Blood through my veins
I try to pay close attention
To what's right in front of me
To get out of my head
But it's easier said
Than it's done
I'll pay attention to you
In all of your glory
I'll show you I see you
And appreciate
All that you do
I'm so thankful for you
In all of your beauty
Non-judgmental and elegant
Funny, intelligent you
Kindness is a choice
Presence is a virtue
Practice makes patience
Mistakes are education disguised
Just trying to be good
Nobody's perfect
Sometimes selfishness wins
And I stop listening
Like I should
Let me be good to you
Like you're good to me
Acceptance and grace
That's how we make
Our way through
Let's keep ourselves free
Let's keep ourselves open
Like hawks on the wind
Stretching our wings
Out to sea

Written by:
Sam Beebe

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