redeem (for recipient) i found myself inside my father's dream and saw how much his inner life denied was constant thus an insult to his pride and how it stripped away his self-esteem of all the crop he might have been the cream but something happened : he no longer tried his spirit darkened, no light left inside till there was nothing left he could redeem even his aching froze to unheard form inheritance from those who'd come before whence all their yearning stilled to silent storm emotions risen never reached their shore his inner darkness had become his norm it seemed it would be thus forevermore ~ it seemed it would be thus forevermore but i, determined to remove the grief that caged his spirit, brazen as a thief would treat him as a blessing not a chore and so inquired : what was thy former lore that poisoned every root and stem and leaf that left thee destitute of all belief and so bereft of all thou could adore? to ask the question was to strike the spark replenish spirit with each breath it draws till slowly, step by step, 'twas rid of dark redeeming life neglect had put on pause and stoke the fire, renew its upward arc with life its only purpose, love its cause rjh 5jun2026 ~ inspired by Recipient, "Inside My Father’s Dream" https://suno.com/song/9bf0422c-602d-422b-b5f3-ad58c6177b29 sound design and illustration by rjh and chat-gpt 5.5 nb: this is fiction ... or ... better ... a songwriting pas de deux 🎻
