Smiling at the Edge...

Ꭲhꫀᥡ ᥉ρᥲt ᥲ ᥴᥙɾ᥉ꫀ, ᥉ꪮ ᥉hᥲɾρ, ᥉ꪮ ρᥣᥲเᥒ,
Ꭺ ᥕเ᥉h ƒꪮɾ dꫀᥲth ᥕɾᥲρρꫀd ᥙρ เᥒ ρᥲเᥒ.
Ɲꪮ ᥴᥣꫀ᥎ꫀɾ ꪑᥲ᥉k, ᥒꪮ ᥎ꫀเᥣꫀd dเ᥉gᥙเ᥉ꫀ
Ꭻᥙ᥉t “gꪮ ᥲᥒd dเꫀ” ᖯꫀhเᥒd ᥴꪮᥣd ꫀᥡꫀ᥉.

Ꭺᥒd ᥉ꪮꪑꫀthเᥒg เᥒ ꪑꫀ dเdᥒ’t ƒᥣเᥒᥴh,
Ꮖ hꫀᥣd ꪑᥡ ᖯɾꫀᥲth, ᥒꪮt ꪑꪮ᥎ꫀd ᥲᥒ เᥒᥴh.
Ꮖ ᥉ꪑเᥣꫀd ᥲᥒd ᥉ᥲเd, “Ꮖ’d dꪮ เt tꪮꪮ,”
Ꮮเkꫀ ρᥲเᥒ ᥕᥲ᥉ ᥉ꪮꪑꫀthเᥒg Ꮖ ꪮᥒᥴꫀ kᥒꫀᥕ.

Ꮖ ρᥣᥲᥡꫀd เt ᥴꪮꪮᥣ, Ꮖ ꪑᥲdꫀ เt ᥣเght,
Ꭺ jꪮkꫀ tꪮ ꪑᥲkꫀ thꫀ dᥲɾk ƒꫀꫀᥣ ɾเght.
Ᏼᥙt dꫀꫀρ เᥒ᥉เdꫀ, ᖯꫀhเᥒd thᥲt gɾเᥒ,
Ꭺ ᥕᥲɾ ᖯɾꪮkꫀ ꪮᥙt ᖯꫀᥒꫀᥲth ꪑᥡ ᥉kเᥒ.

Ꭲhꫀᥡ’ᥣᥣ ᥒꫀ᥎ꫀɾ ᥉ꫀꫀ thꫀ ᖯɾꫀᥲkเᥒg gᥣᥲ᥉᥉,
Ꭲhꫀ tɾꫀꪑᖯᥣเᥒg hᥲᥒd᥉ Ꮖ ᥣꫀt thꫀꪑ ρᥲ᥉᥉.
Ꭲhꫀᥡ’ᥣᥣ ᥒꫀ᥎ꫀɾ hꫀᥲɾ thꫀ ᥉เᥣꫀᥒt ᥉ᥴɾꫀᥲꪑ,
Oɾ kᥒꪮᥕ hꪮᥕ ꪮƒtꫀᥒ Ꮖ jᥙ᥉t dɾꫀᥲꪑ…

Oƒ ᥉ᥣꫀꫀρ tꪮꪮ dꫀꫀρ tꪮ ꫀ᥎ꫀɾ ꫀᥒd,
Oƒ ᥉เᥣꫀᥒᥴꫀ Ꮖ dꪮᥒ’t hᥲ᥎ꫀ tꪮ dꫀƒꫀᥒd.
Ᏼᥙt ᥉tเᥣᥣ Ꮖ ɾเ᥉ꫀ ᥲᥒd ᥕꫀᥲɾ ꪑᥡ ƒᥲᥴꫀ
Ꭲhᥲt ꪑᥲ᥉k Ꮖ’᥎ꫀ ᥉hᥲρꫀd tꪮ ƒเᥣᥣ thเ᥉ ᥉ρᥲᥴꫀ.

Ꭲhꫀᥡ’ᥣᥣ ᥒꫀ᥎ꫀɾ kᥒꪮᥕ thꫀ ρɾเᥴꫀ Ꮖ ρᥲᥡ
Ꭲꪮ ꪑᥲkꫀ เt thɾꪮᥙgh ᥲᥒꪮthꫀɾ dᥲᥡ.
Ꭲhꫀᥡ ᥉ꫀꫀ thꫀ ᥉tɾꫀᥒgth, thꫀ ᥴᥲɾꫀᥣꫀ᥉᥉ ᖯᥣᥙƒƒ,
Ᏼᥙt ᥒꫀ᥎ꫀɾ ᥕhꫀᥒ ꫀᥒꪮᥙgh’᥉ ꫀᥒꪮᥙgh.

Ꭹꪮᥙ ᥕเ᥉hꫀd ꪑꫀ gꪮᥒꫀ? Ꭲhᥲt ᥕเ᥉h ᥕᥲ᥉ ᥣᥲtꫀ.
Ꮖ’᥎ꫀ dᥲᥒᥴꫀd ᥲᥣꪮᥒꫀ ᥕเth ᥲᥣᥣ thᥲt hᥲtꫀ.
Ᏼᥙt ᥉tเᥣᥣ Ꮖ ᥴhꪮꪮ᥉ꫀ, thꪮᥙgh ᖯɾꫀᥲth เ᥉ tเght,
Ꭲꪮ ᥣเ᥎ꫀ dꫀ᥉ρเtꫀ thꫀ ꫀᥒdᥣꫀ᥉᥉ ƒเght.

Ᏼꫀᥴᥲᥙ᥉ꫀ Ꮖ kᥒꪮᥕ thเ᥉ ρᥲเᥒ ᥕꪮᥒ’t ᥕเᥒ
Ɲꪮt ꫀ᥎ꫀɾᥡ ᥣꪮ᥉᥉ เ᥉ ᥴᥲ᥎ꫀd-เᥒ ᥉kเᥒ.
Ꭺᥒd ꪑᥲᥡᖯꫀ ꪮᥒꫀ dᥲᥡ Ꮖ’ᥣᥣ ᖯꫀ ƒɾꫀꫀ
Oƒ ᥕhᥲt Ꮖ ƒᥲkꫀ ᥉ꪮ ᥒꪮᥒꫀ ᥴᥲᥒ ᥉ꫀꫀ.

Ᏼᥙt ƒꪮɾ tꪮdᥲᥡ, Ꮖ ρᥣᥲᥡ thꫀ ρᥲɾt
Ꭺ ᥉ꪑเᥣꫀ ᥉tเtᥴhꫀd ꪮ᥎ꫀɾ ᥲ ᖯᥣꫀꫀdเᥒg hꫀᥲɾt.
Ⲋꪮ ᥕเ᥉h ꪑꫀ dꫀᥲth, Ꮖ’᥎ꫀ ᥕเ᥉hꫀd เt tꪮꪮ,
Ᏼᥙt Ꮖ’ꪑ ᥉tเᥣᥣ hꫀɾꫀ ᥲᥒd ᥒꪮt ƒꪮɾ ᥡꪮᥙ.