It's Okay

 

Sun every day makes a desert

Be careful with those smiles

The ones you hide behind

Tears can heal you

Just like the storm that comes in

And washes everything clean.

To Know The Worst

 

I need to know what its like

To stand in the dark with you

Before I can know if I want

To stand in the light with you

Demons

You know someone

By how they live with their demons

Everything else they do

Is just getting by.

I'm Coming Back For You

 

At night

Alone in the dark

I knew who I was and who I had once been

I knew I’d gotten lost –

Was still lost –

But if I lay very still

And very quiet

I could feel the strength of the girl I used to be

And in those moments

I knew she was coming back for me

The Real You

 

I don’t know

It seems there must be

A much more honest way

For you to get what you want

You tell all these girls

They are the one -

The answer to your dreams

You wine and dine them

Sweep them off their feet

And you promise them

All the pretty things

Just like you know they would

(For how could they resist)

They fall for you

And even though you rationalize

Everyone got what they wanted

It’s a lie

I watch you do this over and over

And wonder if you ever question

How things could be if

You just stop hiding

And be yourself

They don’t need your empty words

They don’t want to fall in love

With an illusion

You are enough

The real you

I’ve seen you

You are good enough

Honestly

Stolen Peace

I couldn't think
My mind wouldn't settle
You spoke every given thought
Your personality so loud
So evasive
It didn't leave room
For mine

And I understand
You shouldn't have to compromise
To accommodate me
I wasn't asking you to be less
Or become smaller
I was asking you 
To make space for both of us.

Worried

 


While he was asleep
Every breath was ragged and swollen
It seemed his dreams
Were competing with life.

D

I liked your face

I was drawn to your eyes

Because they were kind and soft

We talked about our days

Our first kiss was quick and light

Barely a whisper

Before you turned and walked away

The sparks came later
When I thought about it in the dark

Like A Bug

I don't think you did it on purpose
But you crushed me
And for the first time
I thought about all the bugs
I'd squashed 
Never giving them a second thought
Just knowing I had to get rid of them

That's when I realized
You were afraid of me
Afraid of how I made you feel
Afraid that we were so far into this thing
You wouldn't be able to find your way out
And it wasn't that you didn't care about me
You just cared about yourself more.

Love Anyway

I feel all broken today
I want to hide away
Where no one can reach me
Where I'll be safe
But then you told me I should meet with you 
And I felt a little less broken
- Flirtyburtie

"Don’t be afraid to fall in love
It’s the only thing that matters in life
The only thing – do you understand what I’m telling you
You just fall in love with as many things as possible."
Kelly Cantor – Country Strong