for now we see in a mirror darkly...

i look at you and
i see that lack of trust unwilling to bend
i see your hurt that comes from past hurts
i see your insecurities, your failures, your self esteem

every sentence you say is "I, I, I.."
"I don't like this.."
"I'm not happy here..."
"I don't like my father"
"You don't understand how I feel"

Darling,
I see your pride, i see your emptiness
and it 's like looking into a mirror reflecting back

for what separates us is nothing and,
at the same time,
a world of change.

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but oh man, we dearly need Jesus.

(eavesdropping on a conversation at a coffee shop)