That part which I thought broken
is the only part that's whole.
It helped me reach beyond myself
into my very soul.
Not demon at the gate, I see
trying to get in
But a soldier gone into the breach
against oblivion
My life you risked, I hated you
you brother Caine in me
Your motto: to try everything
to set our spirits free
When I had almost lost it all
you showed yourself to be
a reflection of His love
His creativity
Then helped me take another risk,
a death defying lunge
So from your nest you pushed me out
trusting only in His love
Do I see you differently,
or is it that you've changed
Addictively you prayed for me
each Sabbath through my pain
You metamorphed each feeling
into a tool for me
With fear and shame and sadness
again you set me free
With unrelenting zeal at first,
Recovery your yoke
Responsibility and living made
addiction's pain a joke
Though I'd have never picked this life
that you have given me
clear peaceful eyes now realize
what was, was meant to be
Oh part which I thought broken
without you I'm not whole
You helped me reach beyond myself
into our very soul