Abandon the past

abandon the past

leave it behind

just where it belongs

for the future

holds opportunity

if your path is clear

In Harmony

we floated on wings of sound

moved with it, fed our souls

in harmony

Fuel

fuel your dreams with possibility

all it takes is imagination

and they can come to be

What you will

the future is in the making

so dream big and bold

seek love

and the world will change

Crossing Paths

everything you want or don't want

lies ahead, waiting for you

to cross paths

Golden Days

Memories are for us to make

like the golden days of summer

treasures for years to come

Erased

we erase ourselves daily

lost lives, lost memories

dying by the breath

until we're no more

Surprises

If we let our days be filled with surprises

we just might surprise ourselves

Look forward

Our youth passes away

that moment we let dreams die

leaving yesterday

all that we look forward to

Let me be

I was swimming, trying to decide

if I felt sick or great

whatever the case, I didn't care

I was slipping into the unknown

fearfully trying to hold myself back

to remain with my distraught companions

to ease their fatigue and fear

tension and disbelief was keeping them here

I was fading, arms clutching me

to seize the waning life

of an overdose

meant to set me free

oh, how I wish they'd let me be

Don't belong

the day will come

you'll feel it in your bones

that you don't belong here

that this is not your home

Hang Around

Life is a balance of reality and dreams

destiny and fate hang upside down

leaving faith to get us through the day

while we figure out what it all means

so we stick around

until it fades away

When the smoke clears

By the light of day

when the smoke clears

we glimpse the future

and find our way

In a cave

a sheltered life

can't shield you

from being exposed

Waiting Room

You can sit in life's waiting room

but you may find yourself alone

as you wonder

what it is

you're

waiting

for

Flavor it up

It's up to us to give spice to life

Tea Time

tea time for the soul

nourished in solitude

where all becomes whole

Building Bridges

Our differences a river

we can learn to bridge

given the desire

for peace

and

understanding

Youth

 

 The sounds of youth

follow us into obscurity

it's nothing to cause worry

it's just a fact, a fading truth

so plain to see

over in such a hurry

A better future

we must face ourselves one day

let's stop running away

let's discover who we are

and put a better future on the radar

Headed to shore

heartache headed to shore

lost love to explore

another parting, another end

before another begins

Walk Away

the waters of yesterday

grow stagnant and murky

dying days of memory

and what we wanted to be

walk away and set yourself free

Discovery

Henry was dying to meet himself

somewhere between here and there

it was his destiny

the ultimate discovery

to become who he was meant to be

Where I roam

most were wiser than me

and took shelter before the storm

what chance it would find me

regardless of where I was

so keep the streets empty for me

just because

they're much easier to roam

Again and Again

 

It's the 82nd year of a century of discontent

destructive decade after destructive decade

into the cities we poured to live an industrialized life

no more rural chores, just two world wars

oh, what bloody fun, muddy trenches, boys with guns

and when all was said and done

no lesson learned, the future abandoned

to history repeat we're doomed

again and again

unless we take our love

and set ourselves free

More Love

 

a hush fell over the room

silently we stood, pondering

what future we wanted to build

perhaps the world could use

just a little more

love

traded away

funny how we celebrate freedom

we no longer really have

we traded it for safety

yet, we don't have that either

Show it

our companions pass through our lives so quickly

sharing precious moments just briefly

then they're gone before we know it

if you love them make sure you show it

Life of ease

arm and arm the lonely stand

facing their future uncertain

smiles carried on the breeze

their's no life of ease

Setting Sun

we journey from east to west

following our own setting sun

from the day our life began

until we're laid to rest

to become at one

as was planned

sans dreams

dreams don't always work out

the way we'd like

but imagine a world

without them