Stay Soft - Emily Ritz

How do I get it out

How do I know if I’ve healed

I can only hope the fruit is ripe

Before I cut before I peel

How do I take it slow

Too cold too sweet to savor

Will I ever even get to taste

The fruit of my labor

Will it be bitter or sour or sweet or rotten

Will i be loved or craved forsaken or forgotten

How will i know

How will i trust

Myself to grow

And to stay soft

How did you get in

How do I know if you’re real

I can only hope the ground is soft

Before I bend before I kneel

How do I keep it going

Too dark too tough to handle

Will there be enough light burning

From the one single candle

Will it be lit or dim, romantic or glowing

Will I be warm or cool or hidden or showing

How will i know

How will i trust

Myself to grow

And to stay soft

To grow and stay soft

To grow and to stay soft

To grow and stay soft

To grow and to stay soft

How do we get down

How do we know how to feel

I can only hope my eyes aren’t closed

For the big reveal

How do we just give up

Too weak too young to stay strong

Will everything end up alright

Even though something feels wrong

Will it be quick or slow or silent or spoken

Will I be cruel or kind or better or broken

How will I know

How will I trust

Myself to grow and to stay soft

To grow and stay soft

To grow and to stay soft

To grow and stay soft

To grow and to stay soft