faster, quicker we urge
faster, quicker we live on
slower, softer I strive
but slower, softer rarely comes

for a moment, just a moment
let's be deliberate
let's see our world's beauty
slower, softer
slower
softer

take our time
enjoy the calm
faster, quicker

when the sun is rising
and you're the only one awake

when the breath of your partner
is a meditation on relaxation

when everything is still
and beautifully silent

live in that moment forever

When I am the monster,
I forget who I am
I fight with the heroes
I foil their plans

When I am the monster,
And I don't want to be,
It's not so simple
To just be "me"

When I am the monster,
When we need to see light,
The heroes and monster
Must show "me" what's right

When I am the monster,
It won't be forever,
Because tomorrow is nearing
With no monsters whatsoever.

Remember the hope in you,
Let it erupt like unexpected froths of bubbles
Emerging from within a dark, deep river.
Is it the exhalation of some creature within the turbulent, yet unwitting water?

Breaths captured in fragile shells
Distracting us from watching that river,
Not consciously realizing that the distraction
Is what we were waiting for all along.