Every child, my child

Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Our future hangs on the present's legacies Life is a puzzle held together by the air we breathe If hope were breathe, we every second of time We could conceive Of a life where love is not betrayed by mirages Of concrete hierarchies And other fallacies I've been told that these promises come wrapped in satin skin And the force that brings them forth Is inherent in these vessels we use To peruse this web-like journey of existence Some are guided by words woven with rhythm Blessed are those guided by words woven with a ribbon of rhythm The blessed are guided by words moulded by the light of their vision Woven with a ribbon of rhythm Their souls dance through transitions Life is a gift from our ancestors that we borrow from our children Blessed are those guided by words moulded by the light of their vision Life is a gift from our ancestors that we borrow from our children Blessed are those guided by words woven with a ribbon of rhythm Every child should know the hands that receive them In that instant believe them To be the perfection that will fulfill their greatest destiny My child will know deception and rage can be converted to pages Where reality can heal in the realm of fantasy Every child should know that they are a gift A present fulfillment of wishes To know the love of growth manifest in the love of another My child will know they once were a dream, My mind's eye could only conceive Once my spirit was strengthened into something bolder Every child should know the scope of their greatness Is contained in the weightless Inconvertible light that is their truest being My child will know that boxes like race, class and gender Are fated to be transcended in the face of a limitless self that is free Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child is the strand that binds the tethered edges of community together Whether we shape shift, make shift illusions reality strives for something better In the form of our children We've got to build them a base that starts with the skies So they can reach for the sons and daughters Who'll be brought through the currents of fantasies That we only touch the edges of Every child, my child beings of light and wisdom Sees that the colours of beauty flow through a jagged prism That character grows through fear suffering and intuition So never strive for comfort because life begins on its fringes Never blame another for the corners you might find yourself in You'll tie a noose around your pride forever being a victim Never weigh another against the values you choose Some demons plague you till death Others walk with you to free you Some demons plague you till death Others walk with you to free you Some demons plague you till death Others walk with you to free you And if you give them a chance with time You might break through to be you And be true to the song that was written on you palm To the path that was crafted in your heart before long This moment will be nothing but a memory Shining forth from a blackened history Like the stars an after flowing eulogy To this instant that once glued you to me And I live to honour the child in me And she lives to honour the child in we And we live to honour the child in thee Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm, Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm