STILL BRUSHING FINGERTIPS

It all was so simple

When I was your baby

You kissed all my small wounds

And dried every tear

Little league baseball

Trips to the circus

Prayers at my bedtime

You calmed every fear

Childhood went by 

Peaceful and playful

Days of sweet laughter

Nights safe and warm

I grew up in a family

Protected by God's love

Saw nothing of danger

Safe in Mom and Dad's arms

You swam me through waters 

As smooth as fine crystal

No turns to maneuver

No chance I could drown

Now you don’t understand me

I’m fighting rough waters

The current is vicious

And pulling me down

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We are tied by our heartstrings

There’s a prayer on your lips

I am not lost forever

We are still brushing fingertips

Please don’t try to save me

I can’t hear for the water

I will find my footing

And make it out on my own

I’m hanging on to those heartstrings 

I just have to deal with 

The destruction of everything

I have ever known

~~*~~

I know it’s not easy 

Watching me fight for my life

To see the confusion

And fear in my eyes

No don’t try to save me

I need you strong on the shore

I must work out in my mind

Why things aren't like before

I must swim through the changes

Of how it all came to this

I’m hanging on to those heartstrings

And we’re still brushing fingertips

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We are tied by our heartstrings

There’s a prayer on your lips

I am not lost forever

We are still brushing fingertips

Please don’t try to save me

I can’t hear for the water

I will find my footing

And make it out on my own

I’m hanging on to those heartstrings 

I just have to deal with 

The destruction of everything

I have ever known

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~ 

Know that I love you

Keep that prayer on your lips

I am not lost forever

We are still brushing fingertips…

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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