Sometimes our eyes simply do not see
Our ears do not hear
We confuse our true self with our "Show" self
The self that's consumed by ego
The self that does not realize the value of relationships
The self that does not stop to appreciate the little simple pleasures offered by life
Do not just look.. But SEE
Do not just hear... But LISTEN
Always be your TRUE self - only then will you
truly find complete happiness and appreciation in what life has to offer

A barren land
Surrounded by desert sand
All I see is a castle ruins
My inner voice speaks
"go forth and seek"
What this looks like
May not be as it seems
I follow this voice
Not regretting my choice
For what I discover in there is remarkable
A hidden paradise just for me
Where I can be happy and free

I stand before you
baring my naked soul
my heart sizzling - a piece of coal
all my walls broken down
its in your love, I want to drown
all my insecurities ripped to shreds
an explosion of feelings being fed
your hands send me into wild frenzy
you are my potent drug

You are the voice in my head
I sing to remember
I sing to forget
making me lose control
of situations and wreck my soul
though I wished you'd go
without you I'd feel hollow

She once was whole
now she's torn apart
a strong soul
with a broken heart
fighting a losing war
detached from herself
like a shooting star
sipping from her cracked cup
yet she still doesn't give up

Everything beautiful comes with
a little imperfection
even a rose has thorns

my pencil bleeds out its grey led
with all the words that could be said
painting out a collage of emotion
revealing a deep rooted devotion
hidden within a preconceived notion
waters raging like an unstable ocean
grey blood splashed all over the place
trying to win this unstoppable race