Speak softly
And words will tell
Who will listen

Speak loudly
And words will tell
Who will be silent

Speak wisely
And words will tell
Who will learn

Speak foolishly
And words will tell
Who will rebuke

Speak in anger
And words will tell
Who will hate

Speak in gentleness
And words will tell
Who will love

We are more than dust
And yet, we bury our heads in the sand all the same

The cherry blossom
Floats with ease
Carried softly
By the breeze
Gracefully lands
Upon the ground
And fades away
Without a sound

There's a hole in my soul
And I cannot fill it
There's a demon in my mind
And I cannot **** it
There's a storm in my heart
And I cannot still it

"Have faith and all will be well."

Will it?

She danced in white
With rainbows in her hair
Her eyes a diamond sky

Her wings took flight
Angle's grace and serenity
Soaring high and free

Into the night
Leaving a trail of stardust
And the sweet scent of lilies in the air

Paper stars on a painted sky
Plastic moon on twine
Glassy eyes watch a waxen sunset
Pretending all is fine

Lavender and lilac skies
Will never be as sweet
As the sparkle in your eyes
Or the roses in your cheeks

When happiness is denied, anger is supplied
When justice is forsaken, the lawful will awaken
When truth is despised, the shunned will rise
When life is shorn, a revolution is born
When liberty dies
War cries