Once I grasped with hungry need
Clutched to certainty like creed
Loneliness gripped nervous palm
Fear mistook control for calm
Fingers opened without force
Heart returned to truer course
Nothing fell that meant to stay
Love came strong in open way
Releasing did not shrink my reach
Freedom learned what grasp can’t teach
Space invited sacred grace
Life approached with tender pace
Those who hold without demand
Own the richest kind of land
Open hand unafraid to part—
True strength rests in open heart