Paper hearts on quiet lines,
Pinned between the day and mine,
Every word a softer thread,
Sewing where the worry bled.
Even spacing, kinder rate,
Nothing urgent, nothing late,
I can say “I’m proud of you,”
Even for the small and true.
Paper hearts, hold on,
Keep the daylight drawn,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.
When the ink begins to shake,
I can pause for mercy’s sake,
Take a sip of bluer sky,
Let the clouds go walking by.
Measured cadence, mellow tone,
Let the present stand alone,
I can keep a slower beat,
Still arrive with steady feet.
Paper hearts, hold on,
Keep the daylight drawn,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.
Later when the page is closed,
I can keep the lines I chose,
Fold them like a pocket star,
Carry kindness where we are.
Balanced mercy, faithful tune,
I will read them after noon,
Tell my future, “You are seen,”
Every failure washed and clean.
Paper hearts, hold on,
Keep the daylight drawn,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.
If you can’t be brave today,
Be a breath that wants to stay,
Small is not a lesser height,
Small is how we learn the light.
Paper hearts, hold on,
Keep the daylight drawn,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.
Paper hearts, be near,
Draw a path through doubt and fear,
Every breath and thought align,
Calm endurance, tender design.
Hold these lines inside,
Let them steady where I hide,
Every breath and thought align,
Trust and mercy, tender design.
Paper hearts, hold on,
Keep the daylight drawn,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.
Hold on, stay true,
Make the morning start anew,
Every breath and thought align,
Peace and patience, tender design.