carrie newcomer
stones in the river
There's a crack in the glass where the water gets out  There's a dusty wind when the heart's in drought  And the map of the world looks as if true north  Disappeared entirely   I can live divided or bent  Conspire in my own diminishment  Or believe in the better world I've dreamt  That grows from inside out   So today I'll drop stones into the river  And the current takes them out into forever  And the truth is most of us will never know  Where our best intentions go  And still I'll drop another stone   So we trust in a dim flashlight  And always walk into available light  I'm not a woman inclined to bet  But it's never failed me yet   So today I'll drop stones into the river  And the current takes them out into forever  And the truth is most of us will never know  Where our best intentions go  And still I'll drop another stone   So today we'll drop stones into the river  And the current takes them out into forever  And the truth is most of us will never know  Where our best intentions go  And still we'll drop another stone   The empty self still hears the call  To live in the center of the ache and awe  It's there the hope of the whole world shines  And yes, there still is time   So today I'll drop stones into the river  And the current takes them out into forever  And the truth is most of us will never know  Where our best intentions go  And still I'll drop another stone