Steady 

Be not thine own worm – George Herbert 

Keep your hand on me, 

keep me steady; 

unfailingly, I tend to fail. 

Keep your hand on me, 

keep me steady; 

guide me with holy discontent. 

Keep your hand on me, 

keep me steady; 

give shield from envy’s bloody mess. 

Keep your hand on me, 

keep me steady; 

because I am my own worst worm. 

Keep your hand on me, 

keep me steady; 

I gnaw these holes in your own child. 

Keep hands on me, 

keep me steady; 

let eyes of light see others’ good. 

Keep hands on me, 

keep me steady; 

to then see good in me, likewise. 

Keep hands on me,  

keep steadying;  

spurred on, I’d turn my dark to light.