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The Road

Trust in me and hold my hand
We'll travel north to a distant land
I discovered a map, faded and old
To a land where its neither to hot nor too cold

Its better, I heard, to travel in two's
The journey is long but won't damage our shoes
Its known why we're leaving - let us not be coy
We travel together and that brings me joy

I've tried my best, but my last journey ended
By trying to keep straight on a road that was bended
So yes I know a bit of navigating now
Let me lead the way so you can learn how

Can I tell you how long and how far?
Shall we travel by foot or by car!
Child even from me that wisdom is kept
What matters is that we must take that first step

At night we may shiver and doubt the way
May all our fears vanish with the coming of day
We were at a place where peace is all we sought
Though in silence and gesture, great lessons you were taught

I'll watch you close as you will me
Together we triumph over obstacles that may be
You're fearless, eager, inquisitive and wild
I'm mother to you and I'm honored, my child

You entered my life at just the right time
You came and emptiness suffered a steady decline
You give me a strength that knows no end
I may be your nurturer but I'm also your friend 

Sin abounds and cloaks all with darkness,
You've seen me at my lowest in starkness
With angelic strength you have pulled me up
I drank too long on a poisoned cup

If I get tired please understand
The path is laden with rocks and with sand
This way is worth taking, to look back at where we've been
We'll start over again and wipe the slate clean

This journey will be hard for me
Taking you from point A to B
Seeing the effect my life has on you
I hope you'll see what's false and what's true

So trust in me and hold my hand
We'll travel north to a distant land
There will be stops along the way
But that won't mean for long we'll stay

We won't be alone, there are others too
Out there searching for peace like me and you
They'll try to bind us but we must not blame
Please understand, no two journeys are the same 

They say life's a journey, well I see its so
I've asked the wrong people what I needed to know
Now I've found my answers, in mercy and prayer
Thy will be done, all that's happened is fair.

Our bags are packed, just one or two
So I can carry you when I have to
With courageous hope and truth  and love
We'll commence down this road as angels watch from above...

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Panick

A silent touch, a cold 
caress
A familiar result of too 
much stress
My chest is tight, my 
knees are weak
My body is in imagined 
duress

I loved my rest, I loved 
my sleep
A pledge 'tween me and 
my bed so deep
Now a nightmare just 
laying down
The loss renders me too 
tired to weep

Why this bother, why this 
strain?
What is it with my 
overactive brain..?
Tell me please where is 
the switch
I need to flip, or I'll go 
insane!   

I could use the time to 
learn new things,
Or draw pictures of 
unicorns with wings
I shall do neither of that 
I'm sure
A song too violent and 
rough my heart still sings

Sleep come sweetly, I'm 
waiting for you
You were always there to 
pull me through
It feels like a rock is upon 
my chest
I need to unplug to 
awake anew!

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Truth

you held me close, to smell my fear
i froze in time, when you came near
lips on lips, you taste the bitterness
truth be told, you need forgiveness

i speak my heart, you remember lies
my soul cried out under midnight skies
the pain would leave, as it always would
my scars remained but i hid as best i could

its hard to speak with a mouth sewn shut
i want to heal from the deepest cut
scared to breathe my heartbeats loud
i felt alone in the biggest crowd

my tunnel vision started to cure
the vision of life is a powerful lure
so i said goodbye to the darken night
and crawled my way back to the beacon of light.

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Butterfly

my womb, my heart
I feel you fluttering like a butterfly in
my womb, my heart
taking shape, form…in
my womb, my heart
you need/want to break free from
my womb, my heart
growing heavy and restless, you have outgrown…
my womb, my heart
I must eventually let go!
my womb has healed
my heart still bleeds
You’ll understand…once you know your womb, your heart…

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Awareness First

Awareness of cold and biting pain
Ruthless purpose of wind and pouring rain
A wolf cries out to his moon again
I am outside, alone and vaguely afraid.

When thunder strikes and hael hits earth
Flashes of light do fear and moaning birth
Waters angrily crashing through hostile firth
I am outside, alone and vaguely afraid.

Pupils dilated for the dark and danger
Peace and light – which is stranger?
I am this wild place’s only ranger
I am outside, alone and vaguely afraid.

My frame I glimpse in a window’s reflection
Not feral, not savage but far from perfection
At once I observe a mental correction:
I am outside, alone and very afraid.

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Being Both

You're strong
I acknowledge that
You're weak
I accept that
Your dualities are 
perplexing
My contradicting darling

Be humble
Stay as you are
Keep smiling
When tears aren't far
Your gentle spirit makes 
my heart sing
My contradicting darling

Stand tall
Set your feet
Shield up
Fear takes a back seat
Your strong convictions 
make you a king
My contradicting darling

For every day there is a 
night
For every wrong there is 
a right
Being you must be no 
easy thing
My contradicting darling

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Weather's Changing

The air is sweet, the sky is clear
I know for sure that summer’s near
Pass my sandals and shades my dear
I’ve joy in my heart and nothing to fear

Winter was dark and long and cold
Not even the sun could break its cruel mould
It rained so hard I’m glad my house could hold
But when winter ended, my heart turned to gold

I’m searching a good spot, my place in the sun
I’m yearning for laughter, compassion and fun
To stretch my long legs, see how far I can run
To find my soul mate - and say “You’re the One”

Well I’ve found a good spot, I’m searching no more
I’m laughing and running until I’m sore
My heart has mended, its really not raw
Now I can say “This is what I’ve been looking for!”

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Rainbow

I see in another a me
Someone I wish I could be
If only I were that free
Perhaps, introspection's 
the key

A spectrum is what I 
found
Absorbing light, without 
a sound
White light is ebbing all 
around
But inside, a rainbow of 
colors abound

So what do I see when I 
look at you?
A version of me that I 
wish were true?

Nay, I recognize the 
colors within
They are there, only a 
little dim

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The Others

Call me a pauper
Call me a beggar
Call me a drifter
Call me a thief

Call me whatever
Don't say my name
But I'm in your face
You can't miss me

I was once a child
I was once a student
I was once happy
I was once loved

If you were me
What would you say
If I were you
I wouldn't look away

My world is cold
My world is dark
Your world is distant
Our worlds co-exist

You look down
I look up
You see the dirt
I see the sun

You're satisfied
And take for granted
I don't have enough
Yet I get by

Don't blame me
I walk my rocky road
While you drive down yours
in an air-conditioned car