Forest By The Sea

Love does not compete./
True love suffers long/
Advice she would not heed/
Until I put it in this song/

Pride comes before the fall./
A fall slow and extended/
Boundless ego shadow wall/
A prison life pretended/

Unfortunately/
For you and also me/
What you choose not to see/
I can see quite clearly/

Remember if they killed our Lord/
Our loved ones may mistake us/
Project their demons on us instead/
Adore and then forsake us/

Regardless, love accepts/
And loves when not returned/
Love giveth of itself/
And teaches those who learn/

Love puts itself low/
So love can grow in grace/
Love will cause humility/
Love does not save face/

Wondrous cornfield. Enchanted land/
But follow close Love. Please hold my hand/
Cannot protect thee. Lest should thy stray/
Love is vulnerable. It’s well okay/

Tucked among the craggy rocks/
Black cliffs and salty ridges/
I met a Princess from the land of/
Scorched Earth and Burnt bridges/

Walked seven times to hell and back/
To set The Princess free/
My tiny house near Jacob’s Well/
In a forest by the Sea/