Please come into my life
But don’t try to take over
Please help me to think
But don’t try to think for me
Please help me find a better way
But don’t expect me to do it your way
Please help me even if I’m wrong
Help me to stand again
But don’t carry me
Please help me to move forward again
Even if we move forward in different directions
And last of all
If you can’t help me to be
What I want to be
Then please don’t hurt me
By trying to make me
What you expect me to be
Bud Hadfield
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