Accountability Partners

You asked me once, "Hey kid, wanna give it another go?"
But I gotta say, that the truth is, I never really let go.
In the span of the last few months, some things may have gone
Differently than we imagined, but I can say
with certainty unfailing, that I will never let go.
Sure, my grip may have loosened and my body's been stretching
over this gap of life and death, but I've held on
to what I remember, a friend sent by God that's eternal,
forever.

Yeah, we've had our battles, but that's not cause to unravel.
Three fold cord, God forged us in the fires,
refining us both as iron sharpens iron.
But I have to restart with this: a confession, an apology.
I've been angry, very angry at you
'cause I felt betrayed and back-stabbed by things
that you done gone and did.
I've been hiding it away... because I also know,
its not all you.

We're both fallen, both sinners, and yeah, we're both gonna
screw things up from time to time.
But up to you, I looked. You inspired me to be
a better me, a better child you see, of God the Living
Whole and True, see, you got to know a me
that so very few knew and I shared my whole past with you.
Our past, present, and futures shared in confidence,
but I watched you slip back, words said, cutting to the quick.
Words that rang with bitterness, like, "I don't care."

It tore me down, to see you fall so far down,
I think we both forgot, or at least, chose not
to think about: how much leaning we did on each other
Using each other's love for so much cover.
While you teetered one way, I pulled another,
the tension cracked while we weren't watching...
So my apology goes as such,
Sorry for holding you to a standard that I hated myself.
You weren't even aware.

And the worst of it is, I didn't tell you first.
Instead, I buried it deep away, in darkness left to decay
my mind. I can only hope you'll forgive me,
as we pick up the pieces and start this walk all over.
"Chin up little girl,
We're not alone in this world... its not gonna be
a perfect walk, but remember, we gotta at least talk."
That's what I'd say, to keep you from walking away.
Remember who made us.

Remember our God, and how He's blessed us.
Remember the third strand of our cord,
The hook of our chord.
The one that keeps the flow, keeps us sewn.
Almost invisible, yet indivisible, untouchable, unmovable.
God, the Only One- not me, nor you, but Holy Trinity.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit- but this ain't no balancing act.
We're not walking no fine line, taking up a fighting position.
The right side, the side together in the world, facing it.

That's you and me kid.
We're an unusual fit, but we know this must be it.
Living to uphold, living to love- unconditional.
Ever move we make,
Every breath we take,
Every step we take,
Together, forever, you and me
We always knew.
Accountability.