Why do we force our young to be old? To age before their time, To tire young flesh and bodies, To stress brilliant unshaped minds.
Are we afraid of the future they possess, Or are we only inhibited by our own desires, Have we forgotten how to dream? More simply, do we not want to aspire.
Contained only by our minds, our fears, Led to believe we have limitations, Our challenge is to dream, To become like children once more.
Flowers thrown upon the floor, Scatter toys adorn the halls, A bed unmade, sheets soaked with tears, Left alone to wonder why.
No footsteps heard, The silence deafens my ears, No gentle touch to rouse me, Left alone to fade away.
A soft voice no longer calls, No more to beseech me, No guiding light touches me, Left forever more.
The sun shines on my face, The wind blows through my hair. The days are full of hope, The nights are full of wonder.
My life set in front of me. With challenges unmet. I stand before these obstacles, Knowing I will win.
I know no matter what befalls me Along the way, that I will overcome. How do I know all of this? How can I be so sure?
Because of you! Your smile, your touch. Your voice, your smell. You light my way.
You guide my path. You protect me And deliver me. You make me complete.
My soul is empty, The fire long since left, No longer do I care, If I live or die.
The sun no longer touches my skin, The moon has left me standing still, The waters of my life have run dry, Caverns of my soul, crumble from day to day.
I wander the earth, Searching for what I've lost, It's out there somewhere, But I've lost my will to search.
Tonight I sleep, Not a slumber of rest, My torment isn't over, There's so much more I've yet to face.
Will I wake tomorrow? More than likely. Will I want to? That remains to be seen.
No body tells you just what it's like, A force unknown, a strange ethereal delight, Sweeps over your life, laying claim to your soul, No choice do you have, but change it you would not.
New worries, new fears, it does inspire, Unselfish it is, so much concern for another. Days and nights, both filled with the dreams, Of your hands and mine, one heart and one mind.
No choice did I have, to fall in love with you, Your sweet subtle presence called to my heart. How could I refuse, to deny is a crime, The love of my life, your soul and mine.
Standing alone I wait for you, You walked away and left me there, Not knowing where to turn or what to do, My world, my life falling apart.
Left me standing there at a precipice, Staring into nothingness, Hurt and anger consuming me, And yet still I'd welcome your touch.
Angry at you and angry at myself, I'd given so much, so easily, never asking in return, Betrayal I feel, engulfing distrust, But still I crave you, like an addict its drug. I stepped away from that edge, Turning to walk my life alone, The world a new place for me, One I alone will conquer.
I stepped away from that edge, Turning to walk my life alone, The world a new place for me, One I alone will conquer.
The darkness slowly ending, Heavy mists roll away, revealing dew laden grounds, Rays of sunshine creep over the horizon, Kissing the sweetened soils.
Daybreak rises in morning, Sun becoming brighter, heating frozen mounds, Dews giving way to cultivated beds, Seeds slowly bursting, growing.
Hours go by, as the day wears on, Life maturing, consuming the earth, Sun slowly dimming, stilling all movement, Calming its influence, safety its glow.
Sun now sinking, retiring for the day, Proud of its accomplishments, hopeful for tomorrow, Twilight takes over, softly calling to the night, The darkness returning, but only till the morning.
How do you let go of a dream? Of the vision of your life sublime, Of everything that you ever wanted, That's now not going to be yours.
How do you shut down your senses? Bury the feelings that are deep within your soul, Close off your heart, destroy every emotion, And live a half-life again.
How do you erect those barriers once more? Forgetting both the highs and lows of love, Stepping away from the center of your universe, Now to live alone in the world, desensitized to everything.
Don't get attached to anyone, Don't let anyone into your most sacred places, Don't share your precious secrets, And don't fool yourself into thinking you should.
Don't give your heart to women, Don't believe in all their pretty lies, Don't lay yourself bare for them, And don't talk yourself into thinking they care. Don't look into their soulful eyes, Don't touch their silky skin, Don't taste the sweetness of their lips, And don't fall in love with the woman of your dreams…
Don't look into their soulful eyes, Don't touch their silky skin, Don't taste the sweetness of their lips, And don't fall in love with the woman of your dreams…
…. When she's in love with the man of hers.
In my dreams she's there, guiding me through life, Always haunting my waking moments, Never really there, only an apparition, Forever with me, my guardian angel.
Days pass and continue to go by, My dreams vision just out of reach, A riddle I must solve, A puzzle I need to put together.
She stands before me now, unknown to me, Yet so familiar, tugging on my heart strings, Calling to something deeper, reaching out to me, Here in the present, not a dream anymore.
She is my reality, she is my now.
This strange muse stirs within me, A source of inspiration, completely un-looked for, Yet there she stands, in cap and gown, Ready to teach me all there is to learn.
Always patient, always present, Left and rejoined time and again, Her sturdy brick confines both imposing and comforting, Tired air, yet forever encouraging her inhabitants.
My curse and my blessing she is, My daily torment and my weekly gift, Of her dismissal I will be glad to receive, But forever thankful for her teachings.
Alone we are, each day and each night, In a crowd of people, or stranded on a beach, Lost we do feel, even when we are found, Some thing is missing, the love of mankind.
Each to their own, so the saying goes, Each alone a reality, our lives spent searching for what cannot be found. Society dictates to those that will listen, All others it shuns, promote them as wrong.
Whether right or wrong, the decision not ours, But to be a light for humanity, a rock in the storm, Only our own lives should we live, Not demanding of others.