There is a place I go to,
when I feel alone.
A place where I feel safe,
that I can call my own.
It is a place inside myself,
where no one else can see…
A place that only I know
holds the true and real me.
If anyone gets in there,
if someone should break through…
I know that this will really be,
a love for me that’s true.
Until someone can see
into the corners of your soul…
the ones you have around you now
will never make you whole.
My Father used to live here…
here upon this earth.
Midst the pain & chaos…
it’s hard to find your worth.
He had a lot of heartache…
troubles, doubts & sorrows.
Until finally one day,
he could face no more tomorrows.
My father used to call me,
to see what’s going on.
Now he doesn’t do that…
that’s because he’s gone.
He is in a better place…
a safer place at best.
Somewhere where his heart
can finally stop and take a rest.
For all the times I wonder why
all the times I sit and cry.
For all the days I wait in vain
are you feeling any pain?
Do you stop to look around
and wonder what I’m doing now?
Every day that passes by
that you never even try
Don’t you think it’ll be too late?
Or are you ceratin that I’ll wait?
Could it be that you don’t care
Whether or not I’m still here?
Whether I am still in love
or that it’s you I’m thinking of.
Does it matter in the end
that we are not even friends?
Surely it meant more to you
than to leave it at ‘we’re through’.
Still I have to wonder why
with all the time that passes by.
Maybe you for sure don’t know
that is WHY I had to go.
So with that I walk away
and leave you sit another day.
Til the time when you will see
what it is you feel for me.
Deep inside I feel a pain
something I cannot explain.
Pain of loss & of dismay
that we could let this slip away.
If you love me and you know
Now’s the time for you to show
If you don’t then show that too
so I can just get over you!
Another day comes to a close.
What will I take with me going forward?
After tomorrow & beyond this week,
into next year & perhaps for a lifetime…
What are the lessons I have learned
just by having lived today?
If only I have realized what a blessing it was
to have been given this day at all…
That would be enough.
Down by the riverside is where I like to sit
and watch the wind blow through
the long grass that grows at the edge of the sand.
Boats come & go on this mighty river.
Day & night, carrying precious cargo.
Transporting goods to & from far away lands.
Such a peaceful yet powerful & majestic phenomenon
this river of life.
Fish swim in it…
Birds dive into it…
Logs drift along it, lazily in the afternoon sun.
Each day without question the tide rises & falls
just as the sun also rises & sets over the banks
of this tireless waterway, this river of life.
Driftwood.
Carelessley scattered amongst the rocks and grass.
Dropped by the ebbing tide along the water’s edge.
Each day new pieces arrive and old ones are taken away…
back out to sea to find a new resting place,
on a distant shore.
Driftwood, bobbing along.
Shiny and wet…catching the sun’s rays.
Seagulls perched upon logs to catch a ride along the water.
Lazily drifting….rolling on the waves.
Floating, careless and free.
Stopping wherever, whenever…
if only for a brief rest and then off
to the next destination.
like driftwood…
sounds like fun to me!
To open up your heart, and see what’s deep inside;
to stand and face the truth, instead of running off to hide.
Every time we do this, each time we take a stand;
we learn to overcome any ‘fear’ that is at hand.
The fear that rules our thoughts, our actions and our mind;
can easily be cast aside with the courage we will find.
If only we just stop to look at what we truly know;
our spirits crying out to us, and calling us to grow.
But often we don’t hear it, or sometimes don’t pay heed;
and a soul that is neglected is a sorry soul indeed.
We have but just to listen and let OUR feelings flow;
and soon it will be clear to us and everyone we know;
That we have really taken steps to follow our true calling;
and the Faith we find in our OWN heart will keep our self from falling.
