Today it's dress up
day;
I'm wearing a cardigan
that swooshes like a cape
so today, when I know
how much it will ache
I wear my cardigan like
it's a cape.
Emergency beards from
Amazon
have got nothing on
tonight's disguise.
Today when I know my
face won't tell you lies,
I wear my capedigan,
and take to the skies.
I put on the funkiest
tune that I own
and the cape dances
with me as I swoosh round my home.
I know later that I'll
have to look you in the face,
but for now, I'm
twirling around in my cape.
Darkness falls as the
sun bids farewell,
and my heart is void of
feelings of hate-
they belong to
yesterday, but I don't want to be late,
so I leave the house,
coat on over my cape.
And when I step inside
that familiar place,
I'll take off my coat
and show off my cape.
I'll be warm and cosy,
and won't have to hide,
and no-one will know
how hard I had to fight.
Today's a new day,
the first day,
where it begins.
It's only a cardi -
it won't give me wings,
but if it helps me
smile as I swoosh into view
then swooshing is
exactly what I'm gonna do!
Inevitably I'll
discover the cape is a patch,
it won't fix my problem
– the feeling will pass.
I want more than an
add-on; an update to an app,
I need real confidence
and stability that lasts.
So I look to my
heavenly Father above,
I seek His presence and
knowledge of His love,
my Lord looks at me and
sees beyond my cape
and yet He still loves
me and shows me His grace.
Finally I see where my
real strength resides,
I'm no superhero, yet I
know it's inside,
because I'm infused
with the inner strength of Christ,
so I take off my cape
and step into the Light.
Today it's dress up
day;
I'm wearing a cardigan
that swooshes like a cape.
But it's late, and I'm
tired of bearing the weight
so I lean on my Father
and leave off my cape.
