Cause none of us
Wants to confess That the pressure gets to us
None of us Likes to accept
That the path becomes unbearable
Cause none of us
Acknowledges
That we die sometimes inside
None of us
Until one of us does.
The roads in my town
Never go to sleep
I can hear their sounds
Late into the night
And their lights
Blazing in the dark.
They're always chasing
Speeding to the next stop
Searching for the next thing
It's not hate, I run away from
Or sadness that I shudder to think about
It's not cruelty or envy or anger
All these I know
It's kindness that I check out twice
Generosity, that I doubt
It's forgiveness that puzzles
Contentment, that I don't understand
I closed my eyes and
Covered my ears
I chose faith
To stand on, walk with and live by
I opened my mind
and exposed my heart
I still believe.
Certain on things I'm yet to see.
That there's always another ahead
A task to complete
A problem to solve
A mountain to climb
Is the reason
We keep hope alive
And step inside a new day
Believing
That we'll conquer these battles
Whether we know it or not
Allow yourself to imagine
That which you desire
Swim in your dreams
Set sail in your mind
If only for a moment
Attain the impossible
The journey begins there
Once it's burned out, it is done
Once it's passed by, let it go
There are things that are only
Mine
To keep. To experience. To relive.
To store deep inside my heart
To replay as I desire, in my mind
There are things I won't share with You
For these things
This joy, this pain
Belong only to Me
Just because it steams
Doesn't mean it burns
Just because it glows
Doesn't mean it lights
When you jump into the water,
Trust it.
Let go.
Learn to be still and not fight it.
For it will always carry you.
But you must first believe.
The little change you make,
In yourself, your life, your interactions
The tiny one you think makes no difference
Trickles steadily into the world
Touches a heart
Moves a mind
And slowly...
Changes the world
Stories never end
Nor get washed away by the hands of time
They dwell in our minds
And thrive in our hearts
Breathing out the life in them
Whenever we choose to experience them again
the leaf withers
the ground drys
the sky darkens
the heart breaks
and life disappoints
again and again and again
the flower blooms
the grass greens
the rainbow shines
the mind grows
and life thrives
again and again and again
It is loss,
It is grief
To know that you will never acquire
That, which you desire
It is peace
It is calm
To have no desire
For that, you wish to acquire
