Close your eyes pretty child
Descend into the dark abyss
The demons and monsters have surrendered
Let your fears your strength caress
They're waving a white flag
Take control of the witch and hag
Wage a war inside yourself
You will a stronger being possess
Cursing yourself will do no good
Nor would hiding even if it could
Your demons have subdued
And caged your dreads
Keep them locked away you should
Your sparkling eyes betray your disguise
The one you've doused behind your smiles
You're journey is still a thousand miles
Don't let life snatch your paradise
Belief in love and trust you've lost
Even your buffer zone you've crossed
But if you shut yourself to miracles
How will you get what was always yours?
Whenever you sit dejected and depressed
Look up above at the twinkling stars
They shine and vanish and shine again
Tales of courage and a solid heart
If the stars so majestic and benign
Can flicker out and lose their shine
Yet rekindle of their own accord
So can you relive a step at a time
Lose your sorrows and regrets
Forget your past and move ahead
The world is ripe to pluck its fruit
You linger here and there instead
What's not with you was never yours
You drown amid a round of applause
Trying to tie broken strings together
Even diamonds can never last forever
A whole new life ahead of you waits
Don't waste yourself go claim your prize
Try on every shoe you can possibly find
You'll one day find your Cinderella size
Don't stop dreaming don't lose hope
Sometimes life gets tough to cope
The road does get rough
You will have had enough
Insanity will prevail
Your life may derail
But you will live on
You won't be a pawn
Anymore, in this game of chess
No more people to impress
Be your own church and pope
(Copyright 2012 Waleed Yazdani)
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