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“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up.
It starts, It starts with something small. It grows, It grows slowly, but tall. It battles, It battles on every crossroads it lands. It wins, It wins with every punch of it's little, tiny hands.
I wanna run away. Can't take the pain. The suffering. The heartache. But I can't. I must face another day. I've gotta stay strong. I wanna run away. Leave it all behind. The screams.
Without you. I am lonely. Without you. I am blue. Without you. I am loveless. And there's nothing I can do. Without you. I am over. Without you. I need you there. Without you. I am clueless.
Darkness falls. So do I, Felled like an oak, or maybe more like a little birch. The axe wasn't sharp enough to finish the job in one swing...
There's so much darkness round, But just know the lights still shining.
Bright eyes. That don't fade away. Beautiful courage. That always remains. Positive perspective. That sees everyday. Pure love. That never fades. A girl in a blue dress dances across the world.
He was destroyed by them, Shut down and turned off, Thanks to their cruel and mocking laugh, His dreams were shattered, His confidence in tatters, And he cried as he slowly shuffled home.
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care...
#acrostic A ltered paths, turns and twists, too often security life resists. M any dreams we must reshape, stability amorphous, elusive like mist.
New beginnings, are in store, My life is feeling, fresh once more. Moving on, to better times, Moving on, I hear the chime. New beginnings, an open door, I can't wait, to finally soar.
This. Spark. Was. A. Fire. Until. It. Burnt. Out. Nothing. But. Smoke. Is. All. That's. Left. Now. Yet. From. The. Ashes. A. Flame. Will. Grow. This. Time. Not. Getting. Out. Of. Control.
When I want to scream I keep it inside When I want to cry I look for a place to hide When I want a shoulder to lean on They say "you can do it" and move on When I want someone to listen They talk...
Life hides chances, Time steals deliberately The days, the weeks, the months The years, I fear Are falling away from me But I am Salamander Regenerating continuously Sever a finger, With your...
My heart has a light, it shines very bright, from morning 'till night. My heart has a light. Despite where I've been, despite what I've seen, my heart has a light.
I fear the dead, but pity the living for in their mortal toils and stumbles and falls, the unbearable pain and the happiness that foils whenever destiny's adventure calls.
Some days I can be strong I can be weak I can be proud I can be meek I can be gentle Or I can be tough I can explode when I've had enough Sometimes I laugh Sometimes I cry Sometimes I lose But always...
The tears that fall in the dark, Dreams that fade away. Overwhelming sadness, When night replaces day. Hiding pain has become a habit, But cracks are in the dam.
Lost the battle, win the war Not got much but we want more Stop to think, we're sick of dying We're not done, we'll die trying Want to fight, bring it on We are strong, our hope has not gone, You...
She looks in the mirror With a precious smile. She sits by herself And just stares for a while. She's soon starting school And she just cannot wait. She's young and naive And can't predict fate.
One day you are happy, The next day you are sad, One day you are wise, The next day you are mad.
They made me cry, you dried my tears. They hurt me, you healed my wounds. They rejected me, you accepted me. They broke me, you fixed me. They gave me sorrow, you gave me joy.
Still not broken All I need is a bit of care The whole while can be One bad affair Somewhere down the lane There's a merry fair Still not broken Beyond all repair Caught up in fear Some real...
I will not fall, when life hits me. I will not fall, forever strong i'll be. I will not fall, when they say i'm done. I will not fall, my journey's just begun. I will not fall, down to my knee.