This time

give me the strength
to stand on these two feet
to weather the rain and the storms
to fight the wind and pain
and to see through the clouds
give me the knowledge
that this too shall pass
and through it all there is light
small and dim and distant
but it is there
give me the patience to understand
that nothing great was made in a day
but each one upon the next
reaching up into the sky
to make that tiny spec of a star
shine as bright as the sun
give me everything you’ve got
the worst, the best, the in between
this time I am ready
so give me it all