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Ode to Hope

Hope

Warm and sweet

Filling

A candle’s tiny flickering flame

Holding back the darkness

Little stars twinkling

Amidst the blackest night

A ray of sunshine

Cutting through stormy grey clouds

Fragile

But strong

Hope

The feeling of flying

Soaring

Free and fearless

Floating high above

The troubled earth

Untouchable

Safe

Everything will work out

The possibilities are endless

Fly on

From this high

Failure seems impossible

And yet, hope gives way to hurt

You can’t live in a dream world

You can’t float forever

And sometimes you have to fall

Sometimes hope lets you down

And you tumble

Hitting ground hurts

Disappointment stings

Failure smarts

Loss aches

And so you lie there

And you hurt

And you cry

But hope doesn’t desert you

It picks you back up

And you begin to run

And to wish

And then to fly

And to hope

And to dream

And life goes on

You continue to float

And crash

And float yet again

For though hope is frail

It’s also resistant

You can smother it

You can rip it to shreds

You can stab it

You can strangle it

Yet no matter what you do

No matter how you mangle

And try to destroy it

Hope will always rise again

You can stomp on it

You can beat it down

You can do your best to stamp it out

But you can’t crush it

Hope lives on

For without hope

It would be a dark world indeed

Walls

If I could see into your heart

Through the walls and gates

And straight to your soul

What would I find?

All the struggles you hide?

The hurts you keep locked up inside?

The feelings you never show

Feelings for me?

All these things I can’t understand

Because I never see

And if I could show you mine

Would you finally see

How I feel

And how I ache

How I long to help

And to be heard

To understand

Would you see who I really am?

Would I finally know you?

Or would you even care?

If we could see eye to eye

What hurts we could prevent

What dreams we could bring to life

What joy we could share

If I could see into your heart

What would I find?

Would you be the person I think you are?

Would I finally know the truth?

And if you could see into mine

Would I be who you think I am?

Would my actions make sense?

If I could see into your heart

And you could see into mine

Would we finally understand?

Would it all become clear?

If we could break down these walls

What would we find?

Happily Ever After

My journey won’t be perfect

I’ll have laughter and tears

Joy and sorrow

Hope and despair

I’ll skip

And I’ll trip

I’ll dance

And I’ll fall

The climb will be steep

The weather harsh

At times, my progress slow

But I’ll press on

For in the end

I know

I will find my happily ever after

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Choose

One side or the other

There is no middle ground

You’re building up the kingdom

Or you’re pulling it down

You can’t serve two masters

It’s either left or right

It’s bitter or it’s sweet

It’s darkness or it’s light

You’re either going uphill

Or else you’re going down

You can’t stay in the middle

There is no middle ground

You can’t stand still; it’s left

Or it’s right

You’re falling into darkness

Or rising into light

The world is in a battle

And now you must decide

It’s one side or the other

Pick now, there’s nowhere to hide

Pick one side or the other

There is no middle ground

You’re building up the kingdom

Or you’re pulling it down

Choose

Balance

I’m a princess

I’m a warrior

I’m a dragon

I’m a lamb

I’m a rock

I’m a bird

I’m a raincloud

I’m a sunbeam

I’m a peacock

I’m a pebble

Stop

If you don’t find balance,

You’re going to fall

If you keep wobbling

Tilting, swaying and stumbling

You’ll never make it across

Balance starts at the center

So set your center straight

And the rest will follow

I am a daughter of God

That is my center

And the rest will follow

Now breathe

Balance

And step

Gone

It’s gone, it’s over

Time to put it in the past

It’s not worth my tears

It won’t come back

But I can still wish

It’s My Choice

The heat and pressure will still remain

But the outcome is entirely up to me

I can let myself be crushed under the strain

Or become a diamond, shining brilliantly

It’s my choice

The wind will still blow, the rain will still fall

The storms will continue to pound

I can stand firm and strong, growing tall

Or let it beat me to the ground

It’s my choice

Trials and hardships will still come my way

Their existence can never simply cease

I can turn from the Lord and let the pain stay

Or turn to him and find joy and peace

It’s my choice

Look Up

Plodding along

Staring at one foot

Then the other

Step after step

Look up

Look beyond

Where will you end up?

Each step begins a journey

Where are yours taking you?

You can’t arrive until you decide

Stop stepping blindly

Look up

Look beyond

To where you journey ends

Perspective

You’re a mouse

Locked up tight

Caged in

Every turn is blocked

There’s no escape

Now take a step back

A cat lurks outside

Waiting, ever waiting

Blocked by that

Terrible, wonderful

Limiting, lifesaving

Cage

It’s all about perspective

You’re standing at a cliff’s edge

Something’s telling you to jump

You’re rooted to the spot

Gasping and trembling

Unsure, afraid

Now take a step back

There’s a ledge beneath you

With a path leading

Exactly to where you want to go

It’s all about perspective

Tragedy

It’s gone, it’s over

You’re falling

Sobbing

Asking why

Why did this have to happen

You don’t want to go on

Now take a step back

Wait

Something is coming

Something better

Than that which was lost

But unable to find you

Until the other was gone

It’s all about perspective

There’s one above

With full perspective

He sees all

Though you’re blind

Trust him

Because after all

It’s all about perspective

Push On

Those happy days

When laughter abounded

And smiles could not be suppressed

Every day brought some new thrill

And now it’s gone, it’s past

Visit, learn

But don’t linger

Live in today

And push on ahead

How could I have been so wrong

So stupid

Leaping without looking

Melting without a thought

For what tomorrow might bring

Put it in the past

Visit, learn

But don’t linger

Live in today

Look forward to tomorrow

And push on ahead

You Are Strong

The world is crashing down around me

My tears are threatening to drown me

Why is everything so wrong?

I’m not this strong

I’m so weak and small

While waves of trouble tower tall

I can’t do this; it’s all wrong

I’m not this strong

I’m on my knees

Father, listen to my pleas

It’s too hard, it’s all wrong

I’m not this strong

Then the light shines down like the sun on a seed

But I fight, pull away, and continue to plead

I can’t be calm, it’s all too wrong

I’m not this strong

Tears streak down my cheeks, but I let it in

It whispers peace, like a blanket on my skin

Speaking to my heart, a beautiful song

“You are strong”

And I promise, since that night, my whole life long

I’ll remember those words—I will be strong

Seasons of Change

Summer

A time for clear blue skies

Warm sunshine

Giving way to fall

A time for brightly colored leaves

Floating on the wind

In rides winter

A time for frost, ice and snow

A glittering, cold, white world

Melting into spring

A time for green buds

Gentle rain pattering, flowers bursting into bloom

Until summer marches in

Summer, fall, winter, spring

Each is dazzling in and of itself

Summer, fall, winter, spring

Life, death, and rebirth

Summer, fall, winter, spring

An eternal circle

A constant cycle

Summer, fall, winter, spring

The change is what makes them beautiful

Melting

I’m melting

Melting under your gaze

Your touch

Drowning in your smile

Your voice

Your words are a symphony

And I’m melting

Melting away