On my shoulders

[Carickah]

**On bended knee I come and pray:**

Please help me to realize that I needn't carry the world on my shoulders.
My pain is real and it hurts doubly so when I fail those who mean the most to me.
I feel as though I must stand on the bridge and not let any harm pass,
but I am not strong enough to bear these burdens. I desire to do what is right,
but sometimes it is hard, especially now and in the situations that I am in now,
to know just what that is. Please nudge me in the right direction... and should I fail
to pay heed, take out the appropriate sledgehammer and
knock the sense into me to go the right way.

I thank you and leave this offering for you and the creatures you protect.

**I leave a freshly baked loaf of bread and a cup of wine, slowly rise and walk away**



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[Carickah]

**Comes in to meditate. Carickah bends a knee and runs a hand through the grass, clearing the mind. **

Thank you, Lady, for the simple things. The grass and glade, the sky, the sun.
Thank you Lady, for that which sustains me, the food I eat, the air I breathe.
Thank you Lady for the small things that happen to help me understand that not all is lost.

Please remind me that I needn't carry the world on my shoulders.
Please help me find the strength to not fail in my duties
And the hope to redeem myself.

**meditates a bit longer. Then, gets up, leaves several nuts and berries with a cup of ale, and departs**


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