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Ian Dunn Dec 2019
It's okay to be angry
To want to lash out
To stomp your feet
and scream and shout

That's just part of life
Everyone gets like that sometimes
If you too have mad wishes
Or want to hurt people from time to time

Then it's most important to know two things
One, that doesn't make you a villain
You're not evil because you get mad
Even good people sometimes make a bad decision

Two, you're in control of how you act
Even if it doesn't always seem that way
It might take all your focus,
but you can make the feelings go away
Ian Dunn Dec 2019
I'm so glad you're here
you've given everyone cheer
So I'd just like to say
That you made a difference today

You don't have to be the funniest voice
You don't need to make the most noise
You only have to be near
Because you made a difference here

Showing up shows you care
Even though there's a fare
It's not the same without you
You make a difference, you do

You're different from the rest
You don't have to pass some fancy test
Seeing you improved my day
So you made a difference today
Ian Dunn Dec 2019
I'm scared of what will come
But united we can overcome

Each test, each war, each trial
So let's sit down and listen a while

We've got to reach over and extend a hand
Offer a chance to work together and take a stand

We can't let our differences tear us apart
We can work together, and here's where we start

There's no need to shout and scream
Let's turn this nightmare into a dream

It's no one's fault, don't think that way
If we don't see the problem, it won't go away

This beautiful land is yours and mine
This wondrous ball of joy and life

United we stand, divided we fall
So let's work together, one and all

If it were easy, we would've done it long ago
Let's finally start saying yes instead of no

We can stand tall together
We're in this now and forever

You're different from me
But we don't have to agree

Let's pledge to let peace and kindness rise
Greed and deception will be our demise

So let's stand arm in arm
Protect each other from harm

We're in this now and forever
We stand tall together
Ian Dunn Nov 2019
The rain falls and cleanses my soul
as I dance barefoot on the grass
The trees applaud when I take a bow
They're thrilled with my show
Everyone else is inside
I don't understand why
Who would want to miss this?
Being among nature brings such bliss
The wind and rain, the sky and sea
They are all such good friends with me
I can talk with ease
to the flowers and trees
Sheltered among branches and vines
The rest of the world can't get me, I'm fine
Now I sit and dream with my friends
They'll support me until my journey ends
We listen, I to them and them to me
Like the wind, my ideas flow freely
It's the best place I could be
this world of the rain and trees
Ian Dunn Nov 2019
Won't you share with me
a slice of community?
There's plenty for everyone
So why don't you have some?
It's sweetened with friendship
And unharmed by hardship
It's crisp from our strength
It stretches the length
Of the town, so let's share
It's a great way to show that we care
So come share with me
a slice of community
Ian Dunn Nov 2019
I stand in a forest, a million paths in front of me
Each one a different choice, a different person I could be

I've taken roads I thought were bright
But those only brought another plight

Some paths were dark and full of fear,
But in the end, they brought me here

I remember each choice and decision
I remember the pain and derision

Not one choice has been easy
But not every day can be sunny and breezy

With every mistake came a lesson learned
With every embarrassment came wisdom earned

So as I look at the paths not taken
I'll remember that I'd be mistaken

To think one would've brought more cheer
Than the one that led me here
Ian Dunn Nov 2019
We lay back and unwind
Both saying what's really on our minds

We look back on the days long ago
The days of laughter and the days of woe

We can laugh about it now
It's hard to think how

Some days were better, others worse
Being young felt like such a curse

We stuck through it to the end
That is, until the road hit a bend

I made a mistake, that was all
But it was the beginning of the fall

If I hadn't made that choice, if I could atone
Maybe you'd be here, and I wouldn't be all alone
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