I Will Rely On Me

Swept out to see expectedly
The mist rolls in but I can see
Just where I’ve been and where I’ll be
Out on my own, begin anew
Emerge myself, re-assert myself
No stowaway, I can see the day
I’ll stand again and I’ll dance again
Out on my own
I will rely, rely on me
I will believe, believe in me
Though the wind and tide
Will be against me sometimes
I won’t despair I won’t drown
I will rely, rely on me
A bedrock of uncertainty
Of endless possibility
An undercurrent no lifeguard there
No offshore man to cling to here
I can’t be sure but I have to prove
That I’ll survive finally make my move
I won’t back down, I can turn around
New shores I’m bound
I will rely, rely on me
I will believe, believe in me
Though the wind and tide
Will be against me sometimes
I won’t despair I won’t drown
I will rely, rely on me
I won’t back down, I can turn around
New shores I’m bound
I will rely, rely on me
I will believe, believe in me
Though the wind and tide
Will be against me sometimes
I won’t despair I won’t drown
I will rely, rely on me
I will rely, rely on me
I will believe, believe in me
Though the wind and tide
Will be against me sometimes
I won’t despair I won’t drown
I will rely, rely on me
© Michaela Foster Marsh