imperatives

give me a heart that's open to breaking
give me a mind that's open to the unknown
give me a soul unafraid of failing
give me an eternity free of self-doubt

give me beauty in a brown paper bag
give me truth in a rear-view mirror
give me justice in a wide-open field
give me freedom on a dead-end street

give me hope while in hell's handbasket
give me patience to unstitch my own errors
give me courage to run while blind-folded
give me the balance of a candle's flame