Don’t Be Afraid

She lost her job
Just last July
Now coffee tastes
Like what am I?
The mirror asks
A quiet why
And all she hears
Is her own sigh

He said goodbye
After fifteen years
The plates are clean
But not the tears
She walks the dog
In borrowed light
And sleeps in socks
To hold the night

But don’t be afraid
Tthere’s still a way
A softer voice
A slower day
Not all is fixed
But hearts still mend
Don’t be afraid
This is not the end

A mother waits
Outside the door
Her son’s too quiet
Like before
She doesn’t ask
But prays instead
For dreams to bloom
Inside his head

Don’t be afraid
There’s still a way
Even in grey
Or disarray
You’re not behind
You’re not too late
There’s light enough
To bend the weight

It’s in the call
You didn’t make
The bread you bake
The smile you fake
It’s in the hand
You let just go
And still the will
To let love grow

Don’t be afraid
There’s still a way
You’re not alone
Not meant to stay
Inside the doubt
You tried to hide
There’s still a world
And time and tide

So breathe and walk
And break and mend
And trust the turns
Around the bend
Don’t be afraid
You’ll find the way
You’re not alone