FINDING HAPPINESS

What does it take to be happy you might as.
Cause for many seems a daunting task.

We begin with things held dear
Sometimes far away, sometimes near.

It can be caused by memories from the past
Or from making new ones meant to last.

Sometimes you must live in the moment
Sometimes the moment to live is sent.

SOUL BATTLE

Looking for the failure in me
Prevents the who I could be.

Sometimes it takes outside looking in
To be able to see victory again.

In order for the demons to be set free
You just have to change from where you see.

Doesn't matter where you've been
Believe in yourself for the win.

DISTORTION BY PROXY

Words come fast when
Feelings come slow
So you don't always
Know what you know..

Victims of emotional slavery
Are often bound by
Messages they
Unintentionally convey.

Meanings lost in
Carnival mirrors.
Reflections can be distortions
One doesn't always see what is seen.

VERBAL EXPLOSIVES

Words have dangerous
Unseen power and
Must be handled with care
Less there be victims of friendly fire.

Sometimes the volatility
Of the message
Can consume the
Unsuspecting messenger.

Truths unspoken provide
The context of the meaning.

DANCING WITH THE PAST

My ears bleed from the silence
Wounds from a tortured soul.
Recovery and renovation requires patience,
Kind words to fill a hole.

Waiting to breathe again
Waiting for the music to play.
A song to sing once
Filled my soul but

But fears of being
Forgotten and faded by history.
Trying to listen to the music
So the lyrics will no longer be a mystery.

CHANCES UNTAKEN

Waiting on a tomorrow
That may never come.
Is better than living in
A past that never was.

Hope is movement
While satisfaction is
Sometimes failure's
Mask of acceptance.

Be bold for the
Future rewards takers
Of risks and punishes
The present with complacency.

MAKING FATE

Chained to memories
Both good and bad
Trauma and euphoria of equal
Either can make one sad

Because of what was
Or no longer is.
Both in flashback
The moment relives

Whether pleasure or pain
Wisdom to be gained.
No matter the future
The past is remained.