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Andrew Roades Sep 2015
Having a bad time and it's getting worse,
Now you're thinking about leaving the earth in a hearse.

In the house, the windows scream and the walls glare
It's unfathomable, the insurmountable weight of despair that your shoulders bear.

But one day before it starts, you can smell the rain and you have no shame,
For in that moment you remember what it's like to live life with no pain.

The flood gates open and emotion pours,
Armed with passion, ready to take back what's yours.

You can see beauty in the distance, where the sun sets and the sky ends.
Tuned what you though was impossible possible and on your cheeks can sit a smile again.

The first time seeing everything so clear, it's like it's high definition,
Thought and ideas don't seem so distant. When your eyes open, so does your intuition.
Andrew Roades Sep 2015
A smile that doesn't reach the eyes shows the sadness that lies beneath and cries,

as we bring down the wall of lies, that controlled what we did and ruled our lives.

Searching to explain the unexplainable,
But finding the words is like trying to obtain the unobtainable.

Feels like there couldn't be anyone on earth that feels the same, but there's nothing like a sunny rain to heal the pain.

Like being short and getting something off the top shelf, you defeat the struggle and find yourself.

The sun shines through and the clouds part.. Your new life deserves to begin on a fresh start.
Andrew Roades Sep 2015
Her
She never allowed herself to be as fragile as glass,
Until he lit her soul like lightening on sand, with a fiery crash.

Perfectly imperfect as perfect gets,
Like a cat in your lap, the heart is where she sits.

Her touch is like thunder and it rattles your bones,
Feeling like a little kid, it's 95' again and I'm watching the flintstones

As hard to read as a book in the night,
But in her presence, no wind is needed to fly the kite.

If there's one thing over all, her intelligence is key,
Because it opens up the door to display all of her beauty.

The stars in the darkness and how they seem to hold up the sky,
Or a baby bird that jumps and hasn't learned how to fly.

Sometimes life tries to show us all we need is a little faith,
And it can sculpt us into something beautiful,
Like a woodworker uses his lathe.
Andrew Roades Sep 2015
Imagine gliding on the river in a canoe,
Think, do you have as much faith in the canoe, as you?

Absorbing the beautiful scenery around,
But so vulnerable, your feet can't touch the ground.

Realizing that life really takes,
Balance, and that it creates..

Something with overwhelming possibilities.
The substance, with complete tranquility.

Life with absolutely no hostilities,
And everything is to the best of your ability.
Andrew Roades Sep 2015
I look around and I got family all around me.
Its not all blood, but its still family all around me.

They dont gotta ask if what they hear must be,
because see, they trust me like a trustee.

And to see them hurting, thats a cut that cuts deep.
But they know I got their back, just like they got me.

When this one is over, another life comes guaranteed
And they're down to ride to the sequel with me

These people are people that are equal,
Equal to the people that share my last name.

To say I know them, my heart bares no shame,
Me and these people are one in the same.
Andrew Roades Sep 2015
A world constantly filled with negative electricity,
Always do my best to never let it get to me.

So much to be grateful for,
So much, I should be thanking more.

All the beautiful chaos collectively,
Brings me in and helps me see the world objectively.

The heart desires to explore,
To do things worth doing, that have never been done before

Excellent accidents and splendid tragedies,
Funny how everything seems to fall together magically.

All of it tied together with faith as the lace,
Living life permanently in a state of grace.

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