what is success you ask?
not sacrificing today
for a better tomorrow
when the elusive tomorrow
becomes a genuine today
then you have made it

Listen to
        your  own  soul,  
               too many
   people listen to the noise
             of the world
                   instead
              of themselves.

               Deep inside,
    you know what you want,
                 let no one
         decide that for you.

                      There
               comes a time
                      when
            you have to choose
                    between
            turning the page
                        and
           closing the book.

                       Don't
           be afraid of losing
                     people.
              Be  afraid of
       losing yourself  trying  
                 to  please
        everyone around  
                       you.
            It always seems
                 impossible
             until  it's  done.
                                                                                   Jon York   2019

Crept out of my room and swept into the night,
Clouds thick in the sky, not a star in sight,
I shouldn't be out, they said you may be here,
Little do they know, that I have no fear
I wandered around looking just for you,
When I finally found you, you knew what to do,
You took me by the hand and then you led me astray,
Then you said "Never again will I let them take you away."

I am pathetic
I will fall for anyone
Who is nice to me.