Whispers

When I lay my head down to sleep
May your arms be my safety
When I tear at the flesh that burns me
May your tears be that of a phoenix to me
Oh father
Let me not carry the same marks on my arms you did
Let me not be victim to the waves that swept you away
May your whispers in the night comfort me
When all seems lost
Oh father
Your love keeps my hands from bearing more scars
I'll never believe
That you were anything more
Than a beautiful man
Who was pulled away from this world
And who was human and made mistakes
But you helped make me
Oh father
May heaven keep you
As you keep me