Morning Sun

The rising sun paints the sky

And makes the morning bleed

Oh, I don’t feel like moving

But rest's not what I need

OLLIN (gold star for anyone who gets this [Ollin] reference)

You can breathe life in, or take the air out
Inspire greatness or create dread and doubt
When you got the reason, you've got the rhyme
Progress is made one step at a time
We need the storm that fuels desire
Forget the light, what we need is fire
Go all in or don't go at all
Greatness eludes those afraid to fall
Life passes by those who move too slow
When the earthquake hits, you gotta go

Dry Those Tears

After what you've been through
Go ahead and CRY those tears,
But cry them all tonight.

For when tomorrow comes
You better DRY those tears,
'Cause everything's going to be alright.

When Fear Triumphs

A cold heart cannot feel
What blind eyes cannot see
Love, peace, understanding

So often hidden behind prejudice and hate
Disdained and overlooked among
Doubts and disappointments
Beauty transformed
In the eyes of perceived enemies

No longer shining, sadly diminishing
Awaiting understanding, or better yet, a smile
When fear triumphs, we all lose

Hope still dances, but the music fades
Gentle souls sing softly in the distance
Masquerading as the naive
Wisdom fit for a child
Like the body, it is destroyed

In a cold world, I search
For innocent minds, open hears, and loving eyes
For in the mirror, they have been lost

Life of Goodbyes

Once again, I must go, some stay, others don't
If I return, the river will have changed
A new stream, a new world constructed
Better or worse, I cannot say, only different

In a life of goodbyes, a home can't be built
True friends are but an abstraction
Temporary comfort and adventures
Floating about, drifting slowly away

Stories are told, but quickly forgotten
Sweet memories fading with time
Yesterday's snapshot, blurred by today
And by tomorrow's ominous approach