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Brett Nov 2020
Some people think their always right
Others play the silent type
Some people can’t help but be uptight
Others can come off as truly nice

Inside they feel deformed
With a heart which scars adorn
A million ways to pick a fight
Will the love protect us through the night?
Or would the hurt just take my life

Some people think their always right
Others just use words as the knife
Take your hand and grasp it tight
Some people are the shadows
Others provide the light
Brett Nov 2020
With the wind beneath my wings and the river at my pack, I journey for something gone.
Something I am trying to get back.
Along the way I see there is a fine line between being lost and staying on track.

How can you focus on the task when you’re counting each hour that has passed?
How do we keep love grasped when even the sun’s light does not last?
Do we hope the moon illuminates our path?

Or do we march through the dark
Guided by only the light from our hearts
And hope that spark is enough to lead us through the marsh

Back to the shore
Back to the only place we have ever felt peace before.
Brett Nov 2020
The universe is but one singer
Each of us a song
With lyrics all to our own
The universe is but one painter
Each of us a canvas
Made up of flesh and bone
The universe is but one moment
Each of us a second
Where we make our homes
The universe is but one river
Each of us a current
Carrying the love we deliver
The universe is but one flame
Each of us an ember
Giving light to this domain
Brett Nov 2020
Can you be happy when it rains?
Is there a way to spin passion out of pain?

Can the sun still shine on cloudy days?
Is there a way to dream while you are awake?

Can hard work heal what time cannot erase?
Is there beauty beyond that pretty face?

Can you win at life without cheating fate?
Is there more you can give before you break?

Your dreams are yours to take
Every miss and every make
Every fall on every day
Grab them tight and hold them close
Because shots you don’t take
You miss the most
Brett Nov 2020
In my search for closure, I have noticed the days are growing colder while my soul keeps getting older. An empty bed when I roll over, the weight of the world lay rest upon my shoulders.

I have turned the page, erased the story, and started over. Been on the brink of losing my composure and letting the demons start taking over.

In my search for closure, I have emptied my heart, filled the cup, and spilt it over. I have locked the door and hit the lights, with thoughts like “maybe darkness can bring me closer”.

So, in the end I came to learn that closure is not a term, nor a word, it holds no magic to heal the hurt; it cannot take your scent off my shirts. It cannot bring me peace that I do not deserve.

So, I close my eyes and muster courage to accept that each moment was perfect, because every second was worth it, and every heart holds a purpose. To break then to mend, to be stronger now then you ever were then.
Brett Nov 2020
I knew a girl once
She had this radiant smile

I have seen many things in my life
Whales and crocodiles
Foreign sunsets and stretches of mountains for miles

I knew this girl once
She had this radiant smile

I have felt many things in life
Darkest depression and constant denial
Had my tribulations and plenty of trials

I knew a girl once
She had this radiant smile
So warm that I just sat and stayed for a while
The light from her lips whispered to me like a child
“No more hurt and no more sorrow”
Just a feeling in my heart of a better tomorrow.
Beauty is more than skin deep, but a smile is the expression of the soul. Keep those  you love close, and never forget how they smiled.
Brett Nov 2020
In this broken clock
I find solace for the pain
Though time flows onward still
Like a river catches rain

In this broken clock
I can hear the music play
As the haggard singer smiles
And strums his soul away

In this broken clock
I fear I cannot stay
Eternally trapped inside
Trading tomorrows for today
This one means a lot.
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