Cracked Edges

[Verse 1]
I left the kettle on again,
The kitchen wore a little rain.
I said the thing too sharp, too fast,
Then watched the words become the past.
I’m not the life I planned to be,
Still there’s a hand I can reach for me.

[Pre-Chorus]
One more breath, one honest start,
Room enough inside this heart.

[Chorus]
I’m still here, still learning how to love,
With my cracked edges and my hands held up.
I can’t live every life I dream about,
But I can choose the good I’m living now.
I’m still here—let the old blame go,
Small kind acts are seeds I get to sow.
Not perfect, no, but I’ll do what I can:
Love where I am, be kind where I stand.

[Verse 2]
I envy roads I’ll never take,
The selves I couldn’t quite awake.
But every door I didn’t find
Still leaves this day, this breath, this time.
I’ll own the mess; I’ll make amends,
Be softer with myself and friends.

[Pre-Chorus]
One more breath, one honest start,
Room enough inside this heart.

[Chorus]
I’m still here, still learning how to love,
With my cracked edges and my hands held up.
I can’t live every life I dream about,
But I can choose the good I’m living now.
I’m still here—let the old blame go,
Small kind acts are seeds I get to sow.
Not perfect, no, but I’ll do what I can:
Love where I am, be kind where I stand.

[Bridge]
I forgive the kid who didn’t know,
I forgive the grown-up moving slow.
If I have to start again, I start—
With a little mercy in my heart.

[Final Chorus]
I’m still here, still learning how to love,
With my cracked edges and my hands held up.
I can’t live every life I dream about,
But I can choose the good I’m living now.
I’m still here—let the old blame go,
Small kind acts are seeds I get to sow.
Not perfect, no, but I’ll do what I can:
Love where I am, be kind where I stand.

[Outro]
The kettle clicks.
I turn it off.
I try again.