Hope

Take a breath,

as the walls fall around you,

everything crashing down.

Close your eyes,

as your worst nightmares,

become reality.

Imagine peace,

as the war drums,

begin to pound.

Rain crashes,

as the small tears,

fall from your eyes.

Silence falls,

as you build a barrier,

blocking everything out.

Fires burn,

as your hardened heart,

begins to melt.

You tried so hard,

to not let anything break you,

You tried so hard,

but there was nothing you could do.

Life fell in it's place,

leaving you amongst the rubble,

It fell right down,

shattering your bubble.

You tried to fix it,

tried to not let it fall,

But the hole was too big,

and you were too small.

The battle was long,

and the battle was hard,

The city has fallen,

the remnants all scarred.

You barely escaped,

pulled out by a rope,

Held by the one and only,

hope.

This war is over,

the battles are done,

But the clouds will clear,

and shine will the sun.

I cannot tell you,

how many battles there will be,

But stuck as a prisoner of war,

just remember, hope can always set you free.

With You

I lift my eyes,

ever so slowly,

to the clock.

Past the nerd,

cheerleader,

and jock.

The clock ticks,

and tocks,

but I can’t see it move.

So, I reach down,

into my bag,

just to prove,

That time,

now,

and forever,

Moves slower,

and slower,

whenever,

You’re gone,

not by my side,

somewhere without me.

I hope,

and dream,

that you want to be,

With me,

beside me,

like I want to,

Because,

no matter what,

I’m happiest when I’m with you.

Remembrance

Remember . . .

when childhood innocence encompassed us all?

when you'd never catch a friend holding a knife to your back?

or when you colored pictures for the love of your life that his mom always saved?

and when homework time was spent getting groceries with Mommy?

when you went to church every Sunday, and never questioned what you were told?

when afternoons were spent waiting on Daddy to get home from work, and call you his little girl?

and when dinners were eaten as a family?

or even when visits to the nursing home were just every days?

when you used to be so sad, it hurts to think about it now?

the person you used to be, you'd never be now?

or the grandpa, who played your first video games with you, while everyone else went to your

grandma's oncologist?

But somehow . . .

innocence left us all,

some friends never sit their knives down,

loving guys no longer involves crayons and paper,

moms don't need groceries to buy fast food,

questions are the only thing in your head at church,

Daddy became a dad, and he never stops talking about how his little girl grew up so fast,

family dinners are a thing of the distant past,

there isn't anyone to visit at the nursing home anymore,

sadness fades away,

people change, and that includes you,

oncology appointments don't last forever, and neither do grandparents.

In remembrance of the good times, and the bad, of yesterday, and the hope for tomorrow.

Live your life in a way that the remembrance makes you smile.

Love

Love feels like

hope,

despair,

and the most extreme happiness you could ever imagine

But this happiness

is held together

by a single, weak piece of thread

that you hold

that you could break in the blink of an eye

causing my heart to tumble to the ground like a million tiny shards of glass

But love is also the trust

the trust that

no matter how thin that thread gets

or how tempting it would be to break it

You don't

because when you're in love

the other persons heart

means more to you

than your own

I Have Music

Listen to the music

Play the rhythm

Of my soul

Press the gentle keys

To release

The great unknown

Mystify the followers

Who know nothing

Of its past

Pied Piper

I am

To only my own heart

Leave the world

Behind me

To find where I belong

Searching

For a miracle

In such a simple song

Waiting

For the notes

To slowly take me away

Wishing

For a chance

On just another day

Music laughs

Music cries

Music even calls my name

When I'm lonely

And have no where to go

I have music

When I'm stressed

And just can't seem to flow

I have music

When I'm happy

And want to tell the world

I have music

When I don't know

About events unfurled

I have music

Or, now, when I'm falling in love

And reality is like a dream

I still have music

Because life is never what it seems

I Do, Too

It's been a day

A day when everything goes wrong

A day when the sun seems to hide

A day that seems to drag along

But then I think

And think of you

It's like magic

There's nothing so true

Because you make me laugh

And you make me smile

Even on those days

Life tastes so vile

Just one word

Just one look

That's all it takes

To get me hooked

You don't know

How you make my day

Every time

You look my way

You'd never guess

How you make me feel

You don't know

The wounds you heal

From one sentence

Or one smile

It never fails

To last awhile

Some people tell me

That you're "just"a boy

But would "just" a boy

Fill me with joy?

So, look my way

And make my day

Or, talk awhile

And make me smile

Maybe smile at me

So I'm filled with glee

You leave me smiling,

Glowing,

Loving every minute of the day

Just because you're you

But I can only hope

Only wish

Only dream

That I do, too.

Together Forever in Love

There's something here,

Something in me,

Something in you,

Something we can't see,

I can't describe it,

And neither can you,

Whatever it is,

I only wish I knew,

They can see it,

But we can't,

They can tell,

And they rant,

In their secret ways,

About what they see,

See in us,

See in you and me,

We don't see it,

But we think it,

We feel it,

We live it,

Everyday,

Every hour,

Every minute of the day,

It's us,

It's part of us now,

Now and forever in our mind,

Now and forever in our hearts,

In our life whatever we leave behind,

It changes me,

It confuses you,

But whatever it does,

We both know it's true,

We're in this together,

Together you and me,

Together forever,

That's all it will be,

That's all I want,

Our names on a lock,

That's all I can see,

As the time ticks on the clock,

I want to see it happen,

I want to be with you,

I want my life to be,

Flying in the blue,

My life would be a flight,

And I would be a dove,

We're meant to be together,

Together forever in love.