Abandon...

Bless me with your favor,

Soften me with your tongue,

Lift me up to savor,

All that you’ve become.

Strike me with your madness,

Soothe me with your guilt,

Cover me with gladness,

Absorb my tear’s lost silt.

Anger all the lost ones,

Pander to their glee—

Hunker down with demons,

Stand—then take a knee.

Lose all that you hoped for,

Gain all that you hate,

Lock the chains to hell’s door,

Abandon heaven’s gate.