The crisp, cool breeze of winter
Flows freely through my hair
Sending goosebumps across my body
Only I'm not one to care

The wind dies down; I see it now,
The beauty from inside
Made possible by the strict rules
By which nature must abide

The highest peak of a mountain
The smallest grain of sand
Or even something just as simple
As the snow here in my hands

Most people walk and pass it by
There's something they are missing
The whisper nature sends to us
As I watch silently, listening

Life is crazy
A good day or a bad day
Lost thoughts you'll never say
Life is crazy

Love is crazy
Your heart, the essential token
Maybe whole, or maybe broken
Love is crazy

School is crazy
A million eyes; just one look
Another lesson in your book
School is crazy

Poetry is crazy
A simple thought and nothing more
Without it life is quite a bore
Poetry is crazy

A strong desire in all of our hearts
To be known by others
To have our voices heard

Maybe by just your friends
Or the whole world as your stage
Your name known and respected

Why do we all want the same thing
Not just to be included; accepted
But to have value and praise

Children want reward for good behavior
An artist wants praise for his work
The elderly want to know their life meant something

Maybe fame is just human nature
A want born with each new soul
That starts as we're young and grows with us

Or maybe it's societal pressure
That our life isn't important
Until the whole world knows your name

So step back and bring someone else to fame
Help them on their personal quest
And you will find your personal fame
As the one who cares

Dare to be different
You hear it everywhere
But how different can you be
Before you are just the same?

Isn't that how ideas are spread?
Someone tries something new and
Suddenly...it's popular
Like new spring designer fashion

A new year comes with new plans
"I'll be different," they say
And maybe that's true, but January will fade
Bringing back the old life left behind

For it never left you, just faded behind
Until you took its hand
And brought it back; your lost soul
But next year you'll leave it again

Dare to be different
Not what I would say
Dare to be you
For that's all you can be

I'm finally with my own Prince Charming
But something's not right
My dreams continue to haunt me

He swears to only speak the truth
At least what he believes to be the truth
For he is blinded by strong emotions

Myself, as I've come to learn
Am also blinded, though not by emotion
But by dreams, and the fairy tales within them

How is it that my knight in shining armor
Has failed to remain the man of my dreams?
As if all hopes change as the bright moon rises

And now I am lost in my sea of thoughts
As I hope in the dark, or just the absence of light
That tonight will be different; something will change

For I, the girl with the runaway spirit,
Have one wish that I'm certain is true:
The chance for this one part of my life to be
Normal

Another day, another battle
Another fight I'll give my best
Another day, another worry
Another fear inside that is burning
I may win, or I may lose
Each day is different the path I choose

Another day, another dream
Another chance to find my place
Another day, another smile
Another kiss filled with love
Today I have won; Lucky me
What tomorrow holds is still a mystery

For months I've tried to let you in
You turn away, no smile or grin
All those secrets you never tell
It's a guessing game; oh well

I try, try, and try again
To make you happy; I never win
What can I do? You'll never tell
It's a guessing game; oh well

A year ago I learned your name
Nothing special; a face the same
I only knew what you would tell
It's a guessing game; oh well

Why? You're so confusing
You think it's amusing
I just can't foretell
It's a guessing game; oh well

I try, try, and try again
To make you happy; I never win
What can I do? You'll never tell
It's a guessing game; oh well
It's a guessing game; oh well