Rain

I can't say I've made it through this year unscathed,
I sometimes wonder how I got from then to today,
But when I look back on this year,
I am just happy that I am still here,
It's been long,
It's been hard,
And through it, I've earned it all,
I've had experiences that I cannot explain,
And even through the sweat and the pain,
I can say that I have danced in the rain

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is forget,When you've had so much with one person,
Just to throw it all away?
It seems like me that I'll betray,
My heart is mine again, I've taken it back,
And even though it might crack,
I'm holding it tight,
I'm not giving it to anyone who doesn't deserve it this time.

Sometimes losing everything just means your life begins,It isn't as bad when you open your eyes, and your life is yours again,
You can see things from a new perspective,
Never worry about life being hectic,
Because when you've been knocked down and you've had nothing to say,
You know that you have yourself to rely on,
And that is worth it at the end of the day,

Sleep

Sleep evades; alas, it is late,
But night is the time that my thoughts plague,
I toss about, tangled in covers, my mind running with the time of the clock,
To find myself thinking, It is not a shock,
My heart is aching, desire of what cannot be,
The only time I allow it to run free,
Midnight sounds and still sleep still taunts me,
I want so badly to go that when I dream,
I want so badly to wake that I scream.
So here I lie, staring at the ceiling,
Lying awake, with this empty feeling.

Within the Heart Lies More

I write with poets pen,
I cannot be caged, I have fire within,
I cannot stand back, I tip toward the war,
I wage with the enemy, it burns to the core.

Heal

You have to bleed before you heal,
And stand after you kneel,
You cannot die before you live,
You have to take after you give.

Alive?

What is the point of living if there is no life?
And then, what is the point of life if there is no love?
I am not alive, just because I am breathing,
Oh liar liar, you're so good at deceiving,
But who is this staring back at me? This mirror image, yet it doesn't breathe,
Save me from this life I can't begin to start leaving,
I'm not alive just because I'm breathing...