"The Guide" 
By: Mary Woods '21

It strikes me then
The weight of all I cannot do 
I can only show a path 
Cannot make you follow
Cannot give you the light.
Only present an invitation.
The quest I extend 
Is a lifelong challenge 
To be good 
To be pure
To be strong 
To be wise.
So I watch from above 
As you stumble and lose your way.
I cannot catch you when you fall
Cannot keep you from leaving the path
Perhaps that makes me weak 
But one of the things I cannot do 
Is lead you astray 

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