I 

take

a

dose

of 

dying

a little bit each day

then

you 

draw

me

close

to

you

I choose to trust your way

I 

can’t 

report

it’s

comforting

to give my parts away

but

then

when

it

is

done

the better parts can stay

is

this

the 

mystery

of 

the 

cross

why not come out and say

but

then

you

know

by 

watching

us

we’d still get in our way

so

death

by

inches

death

by 

dose

I’ll take it just the same

just

please

write

upon

my

heart

your precious, precious name