BURDEN OF FREEDOM

I stand on the stairway
My back to the dungeon
The doorway to freedom
So close to my hand
Voices behind me
Still bitterly damn me
For seeking salvation
They don't understand

Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
And give me the courage to be what I can
And when I am wounded by those who condemn me
Lord help me forgive them they don't understand

Their lonely frustration
Descending to laughter
Erases the footprints
I leave in the sand
And I'm free to travel
Where no one can follow
In search of the kingdom
They don't understand

Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
And give me the courage to be what I can
And when I have wounded the last one who loved me
God help her forgive me I don't understand