The Silence Grows

The Silence grows between you and I
Forming a wedge that I can not pry
Pushing us both further away
Causing all the hateful words we say
It eats at us one piece at a time
Flipping our worlds on a dime
This silence that grows stronger every day
Laughing at us because we allow it to stay
I look at you, sitting right there
So close, I could touch you, but I do not dare
The distance I feel holds me back
Makes me question what it is we lack
Uncertainty that will continually grow
Filling our heads nice and slow
It inches us further day after day
Pushing us apart as we find no words to say
I don’t know why we are allowing it to win
Letting it destroy us is a real sin
All we have to do is let the words out
Open up with each other so there is no doubt
It’s not too much for me to ask
It’s what we need to make this last

Thrive

Time goes on day after day

Feelings are hurt by words that we say

Lives get broken and torn down

As the ones we love find a place in the ground

So much sadness, so much pain

No one can see the rainbow, only the rain

I see the struggle that we all must endure

Some fighting for peace, some fighting for a cure

None of us should have to walk it alone

None of us should feel like the unknown

We all go through the same things

The ups, the downs, the massive swings

We all see joy and pain and fear

We are all the same, that is clear

So when you feel like you’re all alone

With no where to go and no home

Remember that you are just lucky to be alive

It’s up to you if you thrive

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Trapped

Sometimes the words never reach my lips

My thoughts get lost along the trip

Sometimes I hold back what I want to say

Keep everything inside, never give anything away

Trying so hard to protect my heart

Knowing it wouldn’t take much to tear it apart

So I stay quiet, push the words down

Lock them behind a door so they will never be found

I erect a wall higher and higher

Trying to convince myself that I’m not a liar

I seal those emptions somewhere inside

I allow myself to continue to hide

I keep myself trapped behind this fear

Never allowing the truth to appear

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The Struggle

Things are moving

At an alarming pace

I keep on spinning,

Constantly loosing my place

I struggle to find my footing

As the ground crumbles and falls

I scream out your name

But my echo is all that recalls

I reach for anything

That will make the spinning stop

Now I feel like I’m falling

All the way from the top

My screams emit

From deep inside

My fear comes forth

I cannot hide

Tears bleed hot

Upon my face

As I struggle

In this place

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Never Be Free

 

Some days I can see so clearly

While others tend to be quite blurry

Some days my eyes are open wide

While others are spent trying to hide

Some days I am so happy to be me

Then there are the times I wish to be free

Most days I’m satisfied with the life I live

But there are a few where I feel captive

I struggle between these two seperate places

One that I seek and another that chases

Sometimes I feel like two people living as one

One that’s scared and the other that’s just fun

Sometimes I think one is not real

But how can I deny how I feel

This is the person I’ve become

The chaos inside me is so lonesome

I want so badly to shut one down

To tie it up and bury it in the ground

To hold it hostage or just send it away

To start my life fresh on this day

But each time I try it always fails

Somehow my plan slowly derails

I guess I must accept this other part of me

Accept the fact that I will never be free

Storm

 

Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the ups and downs

Some days I spend my time just searching around

Looking for something I am not sure can be found

Always wondering if I’m going to fall through the ground

Some days I feel lost and just can’t see

All the beautiful things that surround me

I feel all alone everywhere I may be

I feel like I’m missing something totally

It’s on these days I learn to cope

As I search for any sign of hope

I will not allow myself to mope

As I climb that slippery slope

Life is too short to be this way

I have to find a better way

I will not allow this to ruin my day

You can believe the words I say

I will not allow this feeling to last

I am not going to go back to my past

I am strong enough to get through this fast

It’s only a little storm in the forecast

 

 

 

 

Doubt

 

Sometimes life gets in your way

From finding the right words to say

From showing how much you care

From taking that risk or dare

Sometimes life gets in the way 

Of you doing what you want today

It stops you in your track

It finds ways to hold you back

Sometimes life is not on your side

And you feel like you should hide

But hiding is not the right thing to do

It will only hinder the progress of you

Don’t let life’s ups and downs

Dictate your happys and your frowns

You only get once chance at this

Why would you want to miss

Why would you give up now

Why would you even allow

Something so small to change you

To make you question the things you do

It’s just a bump in the road

Don’t allow it to corrode

Stand tall in who you are

Never back down in the war

This is your life we’re talking about

You cannot live it with all this doubt

Promise

 

Things are not always what they seem

Sometimes life feels more like a dream

Things sometimes just don’t work out

That’s no reason to lose doubt

Life can be hard I know that’s true

But I know in my heart you can get through

Don’t let the little things bring you down

Make sure you keep the right people around

Don’t give up no matter how many times you fail

Cause it only takes on time for life to sail

Even if you think there is no end

To the pain you have found yourself in

Don’t let hope leave your heart

Don’t allow your heart to fall apart

Things will turn around just wait and see

This is a promise for you from me

Find Hope

 

Sometimes I look at the world around me

And what I see makes my heart break

There is no shred of hope in the eyes I see

They are filled with pain and heartache

I reach out to ease an aching soul

But sometimes the soul cannot be healed

Sometimes there is nothing in your control

Sometimes you are too afraid to allow it to be revealed

I try to give hope to those I see

Because I know it’s hope that will get them through

I try to show them what life can be

How hope can change your life and make it new

I only want to give something back

To help someone who is lost find their way

To help get this world back on track

To give hope a chance every single day

I only want to see you thrive

To open your heart and begin to feel

To finally wake up and feel alive

To let go of the pain and start to heal

Come So Far

 

We all go through trials and tribulations

We all have our own problems and burdens

We all have to face pain and dispair

You see, life just isn’t fair

But each day you have stepped one step closer

And every day you have made yourself stronger

Be proud of the accomplishments you have made

Be proud of each step along the way of your crusade

You have come so far my friend

Please don’t give up until the end

Daily Battle

 

Keeping my spirits up one day at a time

The days are easy but then comes nighttime

I constantly push away the negative thoughts

The ones that try to keep me curled in knots

I try to laugh when I feel I need to cry

I’ve learned to play when life feels too dry

It’s a daily battle within my mind

To keep all that negative energy confined

I may still struggle now and then

But I am way better than who I was back when

I will continue to fight my daily battle

Until all those negative thoughts finally crumble