Thursday, May 31, 2012
Let Me Be
And let it be
The future, solidified inside of me
Come, dance upon this mountain top
Look below and see from my perspective
All this beauty, so pure and colorful
This love that rushes on
Is deeper than the sea
And stronger than a raging current
Why is it so hard for you to believe
In the swirling and twirling miraculous bond
Between ocean and shore?
You strategically place garbage on the sand
And alter the picture from above
Dead animals come in with the tide
Bloodied, from the ocean floor by human hand
So now this blue will turn to red and white will go to black
The picture dirties itself beyond all recollection
And now as I gaze from up upon this mountain top
I miss the bright and sunny days that cleared my sight to see
The ocean passionately kissing its beloved shore
It was true beauty back then
When we both saw from the same lens
Oh yes! Oh yes!
It was pure beauty way back when…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
False Sense of Security
when you're young
you hear about self-harm
and abuse
and eating disorders
these things that make you cringe
but they're far away
troubles for people you'll never meet
and you're told that if you ever do meet someone
struggling with these demons
all you have to do is tell
Tell Someone
and everything will be okay
they'll get the help you need
as long as you
Tell Someone
then you grow up
and you realize that you do know people with these afflictions
wrestling with these demons
you see scars on arms
you see too many bruises
you hear girls vomit in the bathroom
and who do you Tell?
who's around to make it all better?
when will those scars fade away
when you grow up you realize that people don't talk about these things
people don't just Tell Someone
even if it ends up being someone you do know
when you grow up you realize things don't get fixed very easily
but maybe that will change with more time
so you tell your own children that if they witness self harm
or abuse
or eating disorders
then they should Tell Someone
because maybe somewhere along the way
that Someone will do something and help those people
and make the world a better place
you hear about self-harm
and abuse
and eating disorders
these things that make you cringe
but they're far away
troubles for people you'll never meet
and you're told that if you ever do meet someone
struggling with these demons
all you have to do is tell
Tell Someone
and everything will be okay
they'll get the help you need
as long as you
Tell Someone
then you grow up
and you realize that you do know people with these afflictions
wrestling with these demons
you see scars on arms
you see too many bruises
you hear girls vomit in the bathroom
and who do you Tell?
who's around to make it all better?
when will those scars fade away
when you grow up you realize that people don't talk about these things
people don't just Tell Someone
even if it ends up being someone you do know
when you grow up you realize things don't get fixed very easily
but maybe that will change with more time
so you tell your own children that if they witness self harm
or abuse
or eating disorders
then they should Tell Someone
because maybe somewhere along the way
that Someone will do something and help those people
and make the world a better place
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