with water everything is pure
from sandy shores to lakes demure
it washes off and cools us down
and shatters each internal frown

with water we wash out the weak
replacing it with a stronger streak
of life that breeds within the deep
bringing forth the hope we need to keep

with water we have a clearer light
on days that inevitably end in night
it guides us there and guides us back
and washes out what once was black.