*IN POETRY'S RETREAT*

Intro (spoken immediately — early hook): This is a lantern Not to show you who to be But to help you see yourself I won’t name you — I’ll stay CHORUS — LIGHT ANTHEM (LOCKED) (gentle swell, ceremonial, repeatable) [BUILD TO CRECENDO]Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Verse 1: To meet you without judgment Only witness, only breath Where the mind can soften open And the soul can rest in depth Not here to teach you answers Not to close the mystery Just to light the inner room Where you remember who you be FINAL. CHORUS — LIGHT ANTHEM (LOCKED) (gentle swell, ceremonial, repeatable) Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Chorus 1 (early, gentle): I’ll offer clarity Without stealing mystery A quiet kind of knowing That feels like being free This is care, not correction Presence over art A gentle kind of seeing That mentally holds your heart Verse 2: I’ve seen the hunger for direction Turn the sacred into rules But enlightenment is listening To the wisdom already in you So let the mind be held in kindness Let the soul unfold its name Nothing here is being fixed You are not something to explain Chorus 2 (lift slightly): I’ll offer clarity Without closing mystery A lantern, not a spotlight For who you’re meant to be This is care, not performance No cleverness to prove Just self-discovery breathing In the quiet truth of you Bridge (drop instrumentation — near silence): Let the mind be touched with gentleness Let the soul be met, not led Some awakenings arrive When nothing more is said FINAL CHORUS — LIGHT ANTHEM (LOCKED) (gentle swell, ceremonial, repeatable) Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Light anthem, blood to bone In poetry’s retreat Hold your own attention In what becomes Seen, felt, and known Outro (spoken, fading): This is not a path I give you It’s a light you already own I’m just walking beside you While you learn to walk alone