My Hope for You is Infinite

By. Alliyah Greaver

I hope you learn to breathe easy
I hope the worry settles out of the places you hide it in
I hope when you feel your wings are strong
You have the courage to stretch, to leap
To fly out of this nest you've been waiting in

I hope you find the sun warm on your skin
And the sand soft on your feet
I hope one day you are brave enough
To make wishes on shooting stars
And dandelion feathers, and flower petals

I hope you discover the world can be kind
That you stake out a place to call home
And take off your coat planning to stay awhile
I hope one day your joys outweigh all the fears
That seem heavy hanging on your shoulders

But if you're always this way
If the anxious thoughts are always there
And breathing is tough, and dreaming uneasy
If even the sky and the stars seem unreliable
I hope you know I'll still be here.

Alliyah Greaver is currently a seminary student working toward a Master of Divinity degree. She is especially interested in the poetry that God writes into creation and scripture. Alliyah is a writer of fiction and non-fiction and was a contributor to the interfaith non-fiction publication, "A Spectrum of Faith.”