Somewhere along the way

Somewhere along the way
We lose our paths to greatness
Somewhere along the way
We get lost among all the craziness
Somewhere along the way
You hear the whisper of wrongness
Somewhere along the way
You give in to your own weakness
Oh! how we fall when we don't fight back
Those misleading words
Setting us on misleading tracks
Your virtues and ideals take a backseat
Going with the flow
So that the present seems like a sweet treat
I can't believe how times have changed
How importance is given to things of a short range
How intoxication has replaced conversation
How we all seem to try and run from our situations
There isn't much that can be done
But introspection is certainly one
One to help you see the truth of your actions
One to save you from negative repercussions
One to keep you true to yourself
One to ensure the greatness doesn't die within yourself.

She blinked...

She felt them well
She blinked, they dried
And she continued on
So no one could see her cry
But did they see right through her
Could they tell the mess that was wrought
Could they tell she was pretending
Pretending to be someone she was not
She felt like she was losing herself
She felt that all her hope was lost
But still she blinked and hitched a smile
To melt the frost around her heart
A day would pass and onto the next she'd go
One after another they went by so fast
She tried to sort through the confused mess
She tried to fight through all of these tests
How could she set out on her goals
When her will to fight was on a deadly slope
But try she would and try she did
To retain that hope even while it faded.

Reclaim...

Give me the reason
Give me the words
Spark inside me thoughts unheard
My feelings are brazen
Things have gotten blurred
I want to light up
And defeat all that I feared
I want to reclaim the innocence of self
I want to reclaim the joy that I felt
On the littlest of things, the childish wonder
I want all of that back but things don't get easier
Shackles ensnare and try to reproach me
When will they understand that the world can't encroach me
Imagination and daring is all that is needed
To be right there with those who've succeeded
I want the feeling of being unstoppable
To liberate myself of the thought, 'it's not possible'
When did I loose my spirited self
When did I let my dreams sit on a shelf
I want to reclaim my hope once more
I want to reclaim those dreams and make sure
Make sure I can believe once again
That trying and trying is never in vain.

The Cost of Feeling

I felt a way that made me wonder
I felt a way I've never before
You told me things that made me ponder
Whether what I thought was just a lore
A roller coaster of my emotions
My mind was thrown into chaos
I questioned each of my notions
Truth be told I was at a loss
A loss for what is real and true
Second guessing my every thought
I didn't know what would get me through
It was difficult for me to accept what reality had brought
A little bit of trust was lost
A little bit of me as well
The way I felt was at a cost
 I should have looked before I fell
A mistake I made in believing
That the outer shell was you pretending
The facts laid out were truly relieving
And now I know the truth of feeling.

Can we go back......

Can we go back to the simpler times
When all we worried about was when the bell would chime
When we'd rush out onto the playground
Tag and run with our friends all around
Can we go back to when things were easy
When we could come home and just be lazy
When ice creams and chocolates would light up our eyes
And happiness meant falling asleep to our parents' sweet lullabies
Can we go back to when the games we used to play
Involved laughter and smiles with everyone in the fray
When the shout of a teacher was the scariest thing
And getting called to the principal's office left us shivering
In such a rush we were to grow up
Not valuing the innocence of our childhood drying up
And now instead of freedom we are in clutches
Chocolates and ice creams replaced with vices
'Lazing' a foreign term while we run towards an unknown end
As you feel your happiness is just around the bend
The laughter filled games now replaced with politics
All of us too busy learning the latest mind tricks
And now its too late to appreciate what was
To be able to go back to the way things were.

Shadows and Light

The shadows they crawled in, closer than ever
As he knelt in the centre, drawing into himself further
They leapt and they bounded, nearing his trembling feet
He huddled in closer, not willing to accept defeat
The shadows they drew up to their full height
And beckoned him closer with all of their might
He looked inwards, into his heart
Knowing she'd be unhappy if they were to part
A bright light shimmered around him then
Showing him the path of where to begin
To escape the demons that threaten to destroy
To trick him into one of their ploys
The light blasted outwards into the night
As big as a tower, it burned to ignite
He called out in victory as the shadows withdrew
And the light grew larger bringing in a day anew

Whatever will be will be......

Oh little one what will you do
As you grow older and life crashes upon you
Will you stand tall and face your fears
For all of those whom you hold dear
Will you hold tight onto your belief,
While the waves roll over through your period of grief
These people you've depended on while growing up
Now need your strength to keep them strong enough
Tough times lie ahead but you need to see them through
Don't be disheartened when sadness tries to crush you
Be strong willed to get to the other side
Whatever it holds, at least you tried
Keep smiling 'cause that is the key
That will help your loved ones and keep them burden free
Don't despair even if you are apart
The ones you hold dear will always lie in your heart