Love is when you are missing some of your teeth
but you're not afraid to smile
because you know your friends will still love you
even though part of you is missing

Love is when your hair is falling out
but you don't wear a wig
because you know your friends will still love you
even though part of you is missing

Love is when you lose your arms and legs
but you don't hide away
because you know your friends will still love you
even though part of you is missing

Love is when people accept you for who you are
and you can relax and breathe free
because that's what love is

Every year it comes
every year it goes
we spend a fortune promoting it, getting ready for it and giving in to it
it's advertised everywhere
spoken by everyone.
It's contagious, it makes us ill
it makes us worry, it makes us aggressive
it makes us rush around like our lives depended on it.

But every year when it comes we love it
every year when it goes we miss it
we spend a fortune to give people a moment of happiness
smiles and laughter
It's advertised everywhere to remind us of the good times
everyone speaks of it because it is so important
it's contagious but gives us joy
we worry and get aggressive because we care so much we want to make that one person happy
we rush but when you see those people smile it's worth it.

Merry Christmas

Just a young boy growing up on the bad side of town
school was like a prison, bars up the window, cops searching you
everyone is in a gang, what is one supposed to do.
The teachers were scared, would never shout at kids
even the pigs who patted us down were scared
the teachers, the cops, the public to scared to say anything
maybe if they did I would still be alive today.

I was a young boy, I had big dreams
school was an escape from my home
I never joined a gang
I lived in fear all my life, trying not to hurt anyone or upset them.
I don't remember the final moments
just pain, so painful and so much blood.
I think I was shot by a passing car but I can't remember now.

The news said

10 year old boy gunned down near is home
Teachers said he was a clever child and will be missed
Parents were unavailable to comment

Don't be scared to do the right thing
like me you still might get killed
and nothing will still be changed.

Definition of a hero
people like you
those who put themselves in danger
protecting others.

Standing up for what is right
choosing not to run but stand up and fight
risking everything to give others something
giving your life so others may live

Definition of a hero
People like you

Does snow love the trees and fields as it kisses them so gently?
It covers the Earth, nice and snug, with a think white quilt
as it whispers "Go to sleep, darlings, till spring comes"
It was magical, this snow globe world
as families came in out of the cold

Hair is gray and the fires burning
so many dreams on my shelf
the perfect Christmas
I always wanted that myself.

Stars are twinkling
Angels looking down
Green leaves wrapped in tinsel
trees are shinning so bright
family cheers through out the night.

This Christmas as you play in the snow
smile, laugh and be happy
your dreams may come true, you never know.

Does snow love the trees and fields as it kisses them so gently?
It covers the Earth, nice and snug, with a think white quilt
as it whispers "Go to sleep, darlings, till spring comes"
It was magical, this snow globe world
as families came in out of the cold

What is life if not worth living
What is space if not worth filling
What of the emotions that we all feel
if they are not worth expressing
Are they not things that give us meaning

The air I breath
the food I eat
the water I drink
What are they worth if not worth sharing
Are they not things that give us life
and what is life if not worth living

The emotions we feel
our beliefs, our thoughts
our very essence of who we are
Are they not things that give us meaning

What is life if not worth living
What is space if not worth filling
What of the emotions that we all feel
if they are not worth expressing
Are they not things that give us meaning

As I look outside I see the colors of the rainbow
The red of a beautiful sunset
The yellow of the sun light burning through the sky
The green of trees
Blue clear skies
Fields of violet, fields of lavender
Pumpkins growing a beautiful orange
Skies full of indigo buntings
Outside my window I see the colors of the rainbow