I've seen those eyes before
That tell their story
As you gaze into their soul

I've had those eyes before
That cry for a break
From all the world is throwing

Yes, we've all had those eyes before
Looking for someone to save us from
Ourselves, others and the world

Yet we wait till we're old and gray
For pain can't save pain,
Darkness can't save darkness

Indeed we are all hostages of those eyes
Bound in a world with no answers
Where those trapped in the chaos of breath
Know not of the light on the other side.

My eyes sweep across the terrain
Savouring each moment as the last
I feel the wind against my skin
Disrupting the peace that once settled on the leaves
Even after it's gone the aftermath is still unsettling
But the leaves fight for the calm that once existed
Swaying haphazardly to the beat of the beat of the wind
Though as time goes by the leaves are losing hope
Moving freely and lightly than the last
I don't need to be one of them to know this
"They are giving up the fight."

We're here for a season
Only for a phase
That will give reason
And justify the A's
We're just letting life live
And making ourselves breathe

I say we're here for a season
Not just a lifetime
What will only define us
And lay the law of life
It's a task for the best
That will reveal the rest

You say we're here for a season
So let's make it count
And prove the world right
That though it's a season
Let the light be for a lifetime

Not all poets can see
Some are just as blind
As those who can't write

I look into his eyes;
In the pictures in the videos
And I see hope
Not a man who was dying before our eyes
I see a man who found his purpose
Who gave hope to the black nation

I look into his eyes
And I see a warrior
Who wore a mask Everytime he stepped out to the public eye
To hide his pain and give hope to those who were still living

But as I look upon his face now
Eyes closed
I still feel the aura reaching out
Telling us not give hope up
For it is a gift that can never be destroyed

So I gaze upon his face
I feel proud of the man he showed us
The man we knew
The one whose strength we shall never comprehend
For it gave us hope
And in hope we shall remember him in.

I get lost when I'm out here on my own
I lose my sanity amidst the crowd
Which a greater price to pay
For the quest of inner peace