I sat in a pool of tears And felt an emptiness inside, They said it would come in waves And I was crashing against the tides. For losing those you love There is no greater suffering, But what is grief If not love, persevering.
I’ve never understood the phrase Your kindness is your weakness. If it’s weak being kind in a world That is so often cruel, Then I will happily be The exception to the rule.
If you look over the fence And happen to see, That your neighbours grass Looks as green as can be, Don’t find yourself full of envy And wish it be gone, Instead, water and nurture the very grass That you are standing on.
In life we will look back, Wishing we did this, And we didn’t do that. But one regret, That will never play on your mind, Is in those moments when You chose to be kind.
I was once a diamond in the rough. I went through the dirt And almost got stuck. Yet I lasted the test of time. Now watch me sparkle, It’s my time to shine.
We must speak out now, And pull the rug from where it was swept. It’s our duty to take action For the behaviour you ignore, Is the behaviour you accept.
You weathered a storm Withstood all the heat Even when you felt voiceless Even when you felt weak Yet there alone you stood When you felt you had no power Beautiful and radiant Just like a sunflower
With every fall, She picks herself up, Finds an inner strength, Reminding her she’s tough. She walks on, Never looking back, Holding on to those words, That hope dies last.
When I ask your goal You look at me and say, I want to be happy and normal, And not feel this way. There’s a myth that I must dispel, A lie that need be gone, The truth is happiness is a direction And not a destination.
I’m so afraid that I’m not bringing enough to the table; I need to do more for others to accept me, Only then, I take a closer look at my table, And realise it’s empty.
I had a slow start. Life passed me by. Everyone moved on, In the blink of an eye. But, no matter how quiet the start, Or gradual the pace, Remember it’s the tortoise Who wins the race.
You burnt me out To give yourself the light And you believed you shone Like candles in their thousands But what you didn’t know Is that pressure makes diamonds
Those thoughts in your head, They will feed you lies, They will tell you that you’re a failure That you’re not very smart or very wise. On those dark days, Where keeping faith seems tough, Please always remember, Being you is good enough.
Mum would say, ‘Don’t wish your life away. It’s always I can’t wait for this And I need to hurry for that’, And suddenly years have passed by All in a flash. I should have listened, Time wasn’t mine to bide. Life is not about the destination but the glory of the ride.