Second Impressions

Standing with your girlfriend

A new one I see

I make my way over

To see if you remember me

You were my first crush

I was only six it's true

We were never really friends

But you were the only boy I knew

You don't say hi back

More interested in the floor

You claim you don't recall

Ever seeing me before

It was then I remembered

Something I had forgot

Thinking requires braincells

Which not everyone has got

I smile and move on

In more than one way

It's funny how things change

And how little I miss those days.

It Runs Red

I don't get it God

Why Jesus died for me

Why he took the pain

Hung on the cross in agony

I try to understand

Why it had to be done

The sacrifice for sin

Your one and only son

The beating and mocking

As if it were a show

The blood running down

To make me white as snow

Someone to bridge the gap

To cover my imperfection

The cruelty of death

The power of resurection

Don't let me forget

The price that was paid

Because it should have been me

Inside that stone grave

Thank you for the cross

For all you went through

You died for me

Help me to live for you.

Addicted

don't close your eyes

leaving me alone

in my disquise

it's all i have known

send me a flower

leave it on the ground

wait till it's over

don't let me be found

don't hurt me again

don't tell me no yet

don't hurt me again

just let me forget

tell me a lie

i just might believe

how can i fight

when your here with me

give me a sign

then i just might see

what's left inside

could just set me free

don't hurt me again

i'm not over yet

i can't hurt again

i have nothing left

Good Jeans

I have this whole theory

About a man and his jeans

If he doesn't have good ones

He isn't worth beans

They can't be too baggy

They can't be too tight

And a guy in skinnies

Is just not right

It is vastly preferable

That they reach to the floor

There's nothing like highwaters

To make my eyes sore

Design is where it's at

But not too much flair

And dragging them around

Tells me you don't care

They say that the eyes

Are a window to the soul

I say that this is true

But just a part of the whole

A man in good jeans

Stands out from the rest

And of all the guys I know

You wear yours the best.

The Ability to Fly

Reach out and take it

Don't listen to the lies

They say you can't make it

Unless you compromise

Look around and see

Just how far you've come

There's road still ahead

Battles to be won

Don't be afraid of the fight

It's what makes you strong

You'll be safe on the sidelines

But that's not where you belong

You'll never know success

Unless you give it a try

Don't stay on the ground

When you have the ability to fly.

Seeing You

I see you

But you don't see me

This is not

Who you were created to be

You smile

But it is all a lie

You cannot fool me

So don't even try

Behind your eyes

I see the pain

You try to hide it

It's driving you insane

Your heart is locked

In a cold stone vault

You are crushed by the fact

That it's all your fault

Your dreams and desires

Seem so far away

You are stuck in a

Monotonous pit of dismay

You are sick of your life

And want to leave this place

Your complete discontentment

Is etched in your face

I wish that I could tell you

How my heart breaks inside

To see you walking in the misery

That is too plain to hide.

Beauty in Motion

A cold north wind blows

Across fields of snowy white

Like waves of the sea it rolls

Lit by the moon in the night.

*

On tip-toe she dances

A smile on her face

Twirling, spinning, all around

These moments you can’t waste.

*

Pound of hooves on earth

Muscles taut like a chord

Man and beast move as one

Forward with one accord.

*

A hawk circles the sky

Waves toss in the ocean

A freefall before the dive

Beauty in Motion.

Lies

You strut around town

Like you own the place

Trying not to blend in

With every other face

Beanie pulled low

Texting on your phone

In a crowd of people

But in your world, all alone

Afraid of conformity

Sick of the status quo

Striving for individuality

You push when they pull

Don't let them see you

When the sun goes down

When your self-inflicted pain

Leaves you bleeding on the ground

Pretend it doesn't matter

Pretend you don't care

Nobody understands

And life is just unfair

But while you pull away

Giving up the chance to try

Just remember it's not worth it

Believing in a lie.

Vulnerability

I've prided myself

On being strong

Levelheaded, smart

Never wrong

I don't need attention

Just a little space

So avert thine eyes

Cuz I carry mace

Self-sufficient

Independent and free

I don't need

Anybody else but me

Then you say my name

And my world falls apart

Your smile begins to melt

My little icy heart

Vulnerability

It's a feeling I've fought

I guess I'm not

As strong as I thought.

Just a Baby

The world is so big

And I'm just a baby

Everyday unpredictable

And people are crazy

I thought I knew it all

But ignorance is deceptive

So teach me again

I'll try and be receptive

Everything changes

People and places

Moods, friendships

A changing of faces

If only the world

Were black and white

But nothing is easy

Truth is a fight

So give me the grace

To live out each day

Fully for You

Help me never to stray

If you don't hold me

I'll inevitably fall

And without you in my life

I'm nothing at all.

Mr. Noob

give it some time
give it some thought
then give it all up
cuz it was for naught
you've wasted ur life
not to mention my time
so tell me the purpose
behind this terrible crime
I've said it too much
but I'll say it again
I don't care who you are
I don't care where you've been
I don't care what you've done
or even your name
there'll be no second glances
cuz you'll just be the same

What I Lack

sleep won't come
I'm wide awake
I've got this feeling
I just can't shake
my mind's a blur
but the memory still there
I remember it all
is that so unfair?
I feel so lost tonight
with nowhere to go
somehow it's come to this
bringing me so low
I know I don't deserve it
I know I've made a mess
but if I got a second chance
I'd give it all my best
to giving it all up
so I could have it back
knowing it was worth it
for you are what I lack