This isn't a poem although it could be if you thought about it, but whatever right.
I know we're all poets here but does anyone want me to write a poem or song about anything in particular?
(As long as its appropriate)

"As long as you have a reason to criticise yourself then you should have no reason to criticise others."

Karl Franssen

"No one chooses who they fall in love with, just like nobody chooses when to fall over, but even if no one is there to catch you, you're going to have to get over the fall someday, even if not today or this week, but someday, and whilst you might be a little hurt, even pain goes away someday, and there will always be more falls and more pain, but we'll just have to let life take us to them".

Karl Franssen

“I think that just about everyone hides behind a mask, puts on a brave face or wears a façade.
And everyone knows that someday they will have to remove the mask and face the real world, and the sooner the mask is removed the easier it will be to re-adapt to our real lives.
But it's not always as easy as just removing the mask if we have lost ourselves, we need to re-find our lost souls and embrace the real life.
Only then will the masks fall off.”

Karl Franssen

"You can lie about anything you want, but don't mess with the heart".

Karl Franssen

"I believe that the only stupid people are those that feel the need to call others stupid."

Karl Franssen

"Never rule out the ridiculous possibilities, because if you do then you're unprepared."

Karl Franssen

"Songs are like words, I know of a lot of them but that doesn't mean I know what they all mean".

Karl Franssen

"I'm not crazy, I wish I was crazy, crazy people get to have all the fun, that's why people lock them up, to stop them from having too much fun."

Karl Franssen

No matter how much times
I wish upon that star
It won’t change the fact that you’re still his puppet
Which is unfortunate because I want to see who you really are

I’ll try to be brave
Brave like a little tailor
But no matter how much I help out
It’s because of the lies, that I’ll always fail her

I’d play you a special song, in a strange little town
And all of the townsfolk would gather round
And you’d think their joy would make me happy
But no matter how hard I look there’s just one face that can’t be found

I’d flee from that town; I can’t swim across the river
But don’t worry the fox will give me a ride
But still I’m afraid I won’t make it
Because the feelings are eating me up inside

And just like prince charming
I’ll wake you with a kiss
I just want you to be happy
Because I hate seeing you like this...

Who are you
Who am I
I’ve got something to tell you
And I don’t know why
But I’ve…
I’ve kinda fallen for you
Again

And there’s still another girl
I’ve got my eye on
And I’ve seen her looking at me
Yeah I think she’s perfect
And god knows she's worth it
Yeah I think I could make this work

[Chorus]
Because sometimes all that’s needed
Is a simple…                  distraction?
And yeah she looks just like you
But she loves me too
Maybe it’s just my mind
Craving something new
But when I’m with her
I can’t seem to remember you…

And I know
I don’t know how
I’m going to tell you
But I can’t keep these feelings bottled inside
Yeh I gotta let them flow
But I’m afraid you won’t feel the same
And if you don’t then you might let all your friends know

[Chorus]

But every time you look my way
Can I say it makes my day
I just can’t keep the feelings away
And I’ve just gotta tell you
Whenever I’m with you
Life just feels okay

[Chorus]

Yeah yeah
My heart no longer wants…
You…

I don't like to make small talk
But you make it so much fun.

I don't like to travel
But I would to see you.

I don't like human contact
But I'd run up and hug you.

I don't like emotions
But when I'm with you I don't know how to feel.

I don't like people
But I really think I love you...

When asked what my favourite name is
my answer will always be the same
yet it will always be different
because my answer to the question will always be
the name of the one that I love.

Why is it
That I can’t seem to find you
Half the time
It always feels like you’ll be here
For awhile
Can I say it’s been so long
That I’d forgotten how beautiful
You looked
When you smiled

[Chorus]
But sometimes you’re here
And sometimes you’re not
Sometimes I love you
And sometimes I won’t
Sometimes you love me
And sometimes you don’t
I just wish I could figure out
The reason I can’t live without
Her...

And every time that we get back together
It feels like we’ll be this way forever
But something always goes wrong
The truth is we never last very long...

Because one day we’re happy,
And the next we just fight
Our feelings for each other just disappear
Just like the Northern Lights

[Chorus]

But lately I’ve been feeling sad
And maybe it’s cause she’s looking glad
Cause she’s found another guy
I can tell cause she gets all nervous when he passes by
And I just want to tell her
How much I really do care

And I’d run up and promise her
To always be there
Cause I’ve always loved her
The feelings they don’t ever leave
And hope she feels it too
She’s just gotta, and I want it to be true
And I just want to shout it out
To tell you who I’m crazy about
The one who’s always been around
The truth is I can’t figure out
Why I can’t seem to live without...
You...

Yes you
It’s always been you
I kinda thought you knew
But I let you go
I won’t force you to stay
Now nothing I can say
Will ever make you change your mind
Now those lights in the sky will always remind me
That once you’ve found someone you love
Don’t ever let them slip awayyyy
Awayyyy
No don’t let them
Don’t let them
Don’t let them
Fade away

But if they choose to fly away
If they choose to fly into the sky
They might go today
Or they might go tonight

And I just wanted to tell youuuu
That you were always more magical
More beautiful, more marvellous
More fantastical
Than the Northern Lights.

A Song For Us All Lyrics

You see me now
You see I’m nervous
You see how
This isn’t how I want to be
But you just keep telling me
Yeah you just keep telling me
That I’ll never be anything
Because I’m not as confident as you

[Chorus]
But I won’t let it bother me
Cause someday I’ll find out where my voice is
Someday, somewhere
Oh too many choices
Someday I’ll say
This is the place, this is the time
This is day
For me to shine
I’ll be singing my song
And I’d hope you all could start to sing along

Suddenly I’m up on stage
My eyes skim the crowd
And I see them all looking back at me
And suddenly I don’t know why
But my legs feel weak
And here come the butterflies
The words just sort of leave my mouth
And I try to sing
But no more words come out
I just want to run and cry
Because now
I’m feeling super shy

[Chorus]

I know we’re not all the same
But if you can let your confidence shine through
I promise I’ll never forget your name
Because if you can do it, then we can too
So don’t ever let them bring you down
No matter what they say
Your confidence can be found

So why should you let them bother you
Cause someday we’ll find our voices
No matter when, no matter how
Life’s so full of choices
So let’s all shout it out loud
This is the place, this is the time
This is day
For me to shine
And soon the whole world will be
Singing your song

And you might say that
I’ll never be anything...

People say to just be yourself
and when I am they tell me that
guys aren't meant to be pretty
but what if being pretty is me...

We start talking
I get to know you
We’ve got a lot in common
Learning things we never used to
Maybe we’re the same
Maybe we’re one not two
But I’ve just gotta say...

[Chorus]
I’m not like you
You’re not like me
We’re not the same
We’re different entirely
No simple similarities
Are ever gonna make me see
Maybe we should let it be
But the truth is in individuality
You’re not like me...

We listen to the same music
You like the same bands that I do
You know who Vanessa Carlton is
Michelle Branch too
But when you sing
You’re singing rock and country
And when I sing
Its more pop and indie
So I think it’s fairly obvious
That...

[Chorus]

I’ll tell you now
We’ll never be together
Because we’re all flying away
Like birds of a different feather
So cut us in half
Make sure those bonds you do sever
No one will ever be like me, no one will ever be like you
Not now, not then, not soon, not ever
That’s right you’re not my forever
I’ll prove you wrong because
He’s not we and we’re never to be
Never
Never
Never
Never, why...
because

No one’s like you
No one’s like me
We’re not the same
As anybody else
We’re not us
We’re you and me

Now we’ve gotta help them see
Maybe then they’ll let it be
But the truth is in individuality
You’re not like me...
I’m not like you, and we both know I’ll never be
You’re not like me, and that will never bother me
Because You’re not like me...

I know it won't mean much to you
And you won't admit that the love I once felt was true
But I never gave up trying
Even though I knew each day my heart would still keep dying
For my heart you see should never be thawed
But it was for you, no matter how flawed
Each day though it seems
You'll keep chasing her among other dreams
Some will be wrong
But others belong
I just hope you'll see
You shouldn't love her
Because she'll never love you as much as me...

You can keep my heart
It's already broken
So I no longer have any need for it.

Oh universe
I love you so much
and that's why I just don't understand
why everything I touch
just seems to die
but if I could reach you
yeh if I could reach up high
I'll tell you all, I'll reach the stars
I'll reach past the sky.

And now
there's only so much minutes left in the day
and if I could reach out
I'd let my time slip away
just to be with you
oh just to be with you...
I'll tell you, that's what I'll do.

But if I could reach the stars
I'll tell you, I'd just  keep going
and we'd find out where we are
because there's a simple comfort in knowing
and the stars
yeh those little lights still glowing

We've reached the end
and now we're falling apart
can't pull ourselves together
because we don't know where to start

and now we're drifting away
from each other
no signs, no way
to find one another

if we go
our seperate ways
I'll still try to find you though
and where are you
I still don't know
but inside both our hearts are dying
so...

if I reach out
will you reach for my hand
if I reach for yours
and...
you slip away
so...
we're still drifting
further and further away

oh universe...

To tell you the truth
I don't much care
if you love another
because to be completely honest
I've never liked your hair
I've always wished it was light brown

Don't change for me
just be yourself
just stay the same
don't be a fool like everybody else

And I don't really care
so I won't tell anymore lies
now this might make you cry
but truth be told
I've never liked your eyes
I've always wished they were hazel

Don't lose yourself
amongst the crowd
you gotta sing it out
you gotta make sure you're loud
when you tell the world
I'm not gonna be like you

And I'm sorry to tell you this
I don't want us to be foes
and I won't try to hide the truth from you
because I think you should know
I've never liked your clothes
who are you pretending to be

There's no one quite like you
don't change for them
so just shout it out as loud as you can
I won't change for you because this is who I am

Now again I fear I must tell you
that what I say is true
and I don't want to seem mean
but  I know its kinda true
I've never quite liked you
you better change
you better be exactly how I want you to be
no...
Because I'm happy with my self
I love my hair
and I don't much care
because I still love my eyes
no more listening to your lies
and I love my clothes
because its what I chose
but most of all I love being me
now I see
i don't need you here
why are you still standing there
why don't you go
and criticise yourself
you're not perfect
you're no better than anybody else
we're
all
the
same...

Drowning (Lyrics)
Water’s getting deeper
But I can’t seem to stay afloat
And I just keep dragging myself down
Cause I don’t want the ocean
I don’t want the ocean to keep her

[Chorus]
If I could save you I would
Even if I drown beneath the waves
Now if I could save you I should
But right now I’m the one that needs to be
Saved

We’re both drifting endlessly
We’ll go wherever the water takes us
And I don’t know if I’ve lost my way
And now you’re gone
And I don’t know what to say
But…

[Chorus]

I’m the one that needs to be saved x3
Now no matter where we go
I’m the one that needs to be saved
Wherever the water will flow
I’m the one that needs to be saved

I’m drowning, I’m helpless
But there’s no time to be scared
I’m drowning, I’m helpless
You’re the only one that’s ever cared
I’m drowning, I’m helpless
Still searching the ocean for you
You’re drowning, you’re helpless
And someday the world will be too

Without you
there'd be no reason to write this song
without you
I'm not quite sure where I'd belong
without you
I'm incomplete
but I know someday
we'll finally meet

[Chorus]
And I don't know
but I don't mind
we're just another story
lost in time
and I don't know
if I'm still fine
but when I'm with you
life's sublime

if I never see you
will you know just how it feels
and if I never hear you
will I know if you're even real

[Chorus]

But now you're not here
and I don't know why
so I'm kind of lonely
because its just me
not you and I

[Chorus]

But for now your there
and I'm still here
dreaming of times
when you were near
and now I don't know
but my minds still mine
knowing someday
we'll be just fine.

I know you think I'm great
and I know you don't see
the fact is I'm not that great
and I don't think you should fall in love with me...

Who are you?
I'm not sure I even know
but whatever
I guess I'll try to tell you though

I excel at being different
I mean, why would I want to be
just like you
I'm just hoping someday you'll see
I'm happy...
just being me.

Who are you?
I'm not sure I'll ever know
Who are you?
please don't ask me that again
Who are you?
I just don't know anymore
Who are you...
and what do you mean to them?

Why do you care
if I'm not perfect
why should my life
constantly be wrecked
by someone...
So insecure
so immature
someone so unlike me.

Who are you?
I'm not sure I'll ever know
Who are you?
please don't ask me that again
Who are you?
I just don't know anymore
Who are you...
and what do you mean to them?

I don't care if you don't like
who I am
It's my life
and you can't just change my plans
you can't change me
you can't stop me...
from being who I'm meant to be.

Who are you?
I know now I'm just me
Who are you?
so I'll say it again
Who are you?
my eyes now open I can see
and I know now
that it's just who I am.

No more tears
no more fears
no more stone cold stares
no more faking
no more hiding
no more pretending I'm like you.

It's who I am
It's who I am
and I don't care...
because I'm not like you...

The weather outside is "Colder Than My Heart, If You Can Imagine" (A Day To Remember)
but that won't stop me from "Bleeding Out" (Imagine Dragons)
and you know I won't be "Happy" (Pharrell Williams)
as I am "Without You Again" (Sam Shaber)
I would never try to force you to "Stay" (Mayday Parade)
don't try to tell me I need "Therapy" (All Time Low)
until you hear "Both Sides Of The Story" (We Are The In Crowd)
you've always told me to be "Brave" (Sara Bareilles)
but now I'm afraid of the "Demons" (Imagine Dragons)
I'm sure we can "Let It Go" (Demi Lovato)
after all we're just "Human" (Christina Perri)
as long as you know "I'll Be"  (Edwin McCain)
more than "Weightless" (All Time Low)
up here like a "Satellite" (Rise Against)
but now you're back so let's "Begin Again" (Taylor Swift)
and "Step" (Vampire Weekend)
to our "First Dance" (Nevershoutnever!)
before we sit together under the "Starlight" (Taylor Swift)
until we're "Out of Time" (A Day To Remember)

Is it possible
to forget who you are
when you delve too deep
or get pushed too far...

I don't want to write for you
because you'll never want my words
I don't want to be so madly in love with you
I should have known
that you're not a beauty you're a beast
so go and take your sweetness
and build a candy house
I won't be drawn there
so go and take your red hood
and buy some imaginary new clothes
go and take your magic mirror
and smash it into pieces
go and take your lies
and spin them into gold
lastly go and take my heart
and feed it to your evil queen
I don't want you to have it anymore...

Sitting here next to you
and then we start talking
I don't even know
but now we've started walking
and now I've gotta tell you
I'll never let you fall
I've gotta tell you
you need to stand tall
and tell the whole world
just what it is that you believe in
I'll guarantee you
I'll never leave you.
Even if your stuck on the other side
of a glass wall
I'll always tell you
you need to stand tall
and even if
you're drowning in an ocean of sorrow
I'll guarantee you
I'll be here tomorrow
so don't ever try to be someone else
you're you
so just be yourself
I'll guarantee
if you stand tall
then i'll never
let you fall..

Where did all the colours go
I'm not quite sure
if I'll ever know
if all the colours
just went away
all that's left is black and white
and course who could forget grey.
No warm oranges or reds
no cool greens or blue
no more purples or violets
no cold" I love you's"
just grey storm clouds
to wash the colours away...

Sitting in the corner
lost in a maze
listening to songs
about the guy not getting the girl
they're just so much more heartfelt
than those songs
with the fairytale endings.
writing or singing about what you don't have
can make your heart feel empty
but at least we're not lying to ourselves,
writing can be like going through a maze
the start can easily be found
but then you get lost somewhere in the middle
and when you find the end
you can still feel lost
so we go back to the start
and become lost
all over again...

When I read what you write
all I want to do is sing you a song
because I want you to
always feel like you belong
when I read what you write
and it seems like you're feeling kinda bad
I just want you to know
that I feel more than slightly sad
but I will always say
write about what inspires you
poetry should come from the heart
it should always have meaning too
and when I hear you sing
I want you to know
its beautiful, just like you
even if you don't think so.
And I know you know,
no matter what
I could never hate you...

I look up to the sky
and what do I see
a shooting star
and its shining for me
but what would happen
if you were that star
would I wonder
just what you are
up high above
shining over this place
I remember how beautiful you were
when your smile lit up your face
a thousand miles
never seemed so far away
you're like a diamond in the sky
but you're invisble during the day
shine bright
my shooting star
how I'll always wonder
what you are...

Why do you care
what I do
I'm me
not you...

It's the middle of the day
tears flowing from my eyes
hugging a picture of you
it all came as a surprise
is the reason you don't love me
because I'm so far away
maybe not light-years
but at least a couple days
and these poems I write
all tell the same story
a girl like you
just can't adore me
and I'll just smile the heartbreak away
because I know you're much too sweet
and a heartfelt hug
I'll give if we ever meet
and maybe we won't
fall for eachother
and I may be sad
until I find another
and even if I never
see (see) you again
I can't say I'll be fine right away
but I'm sure me, him and her
will always stop to pen
another poem about how brilliant
you truly are...

When I think about you
it makes me so sad
because you'll never believe in me
you just want me to feel bad
and you'll never
see me cry
because I'll wear a brave face
to hide the tears in my eyes
and you'll never
see me smile
because the truth is
I havn't done that in a while
I gave you something special to me
and now my minds torn apart
because you're not here
to return my heart...

Letting go is never easy
it's always going to be hard
that's just how it is
but if you can, I'll write you a card
giving up on dreams
is heartbreaking
believe me it's even harder
when your mind is shaking
but if you can
I'll write you a song
I'm sure it will help you
to move on
but right now you'll be sad
and you just want to be left alone
so I hope you don't mind
because all I wrote, was this poem...

If this life is false
then what is truly real
all these painful emotions
or this love that I feel
if we're not truly writers
then can we find our voice
if this life we know
it was never really our choice
and if what we know
is all just lies
then why do we
cover our eyes
if we're not dreaming
then we're not living
and then who am I
to tell you
another lie...

When asked what is sadness
there are a number of answers
perhaps sadness is
what we feel when we're alone
but not completely at ease
perhaps sadness is
happinesses broken younger sister
perhaps sadness is
the thing some people crave for
more than anything else
perhaps sadness is
loving someone who doesn't love you back
perhaps sadness is
what comes when we lose love
or have never found it
perhaps sadness is
the only one that feels our pains
perhaps sadness is
a reminder that we're human
well most of the time anyway
or perhaps sadness is
just another emotion that follows confusion
sadness is an emotion we feel
when our minds just don't want to believe what's just happened
or we just don't understand...

Walking by myself
through a crowded street
and every stranger around my age
whose eyes mine do meet
makes my mind wonder
if you could be my soulmate
and some might say that I'm too young
to think about the forces that decide my fate
and maybe I'm not old enough
to truly understand love at first sight
my mind floating idly by
like wind catching a kite
my mind it stops drifting
when your eyes meet mine
and now my minds completely empty
and I know I'll be just fine
if only this,
this love that I see
you already
feel for me...

You want me to write something
about this holiday
but you want to know what I think
well this is what I say
I'll never be your perfect valentine
because the truth is
I hate it
I hate this
it's just another holiday
telling you how you should be living
but I don't care
no flowers or gifts will I be giving
no tacky greeting cards
telling you that I choo-choo-choose you
it's just another reason to spend money
just another reason to sit on your own
just another day to dream about
the one you love
or the one you're without
just another reason to be a couple
just another reason to be kissed
just another reason to hold hands
just another reason to get flowers
just another reason to say I love you
just another reason to go on a date
just another reason to be in love
just another day like any other...

If you're hearts broken
i'd love to say I could fix it
but I'm hopeless
and I just can't help you
because you're afraid to tell yourself
that you love you
because you might not love you back the same
if you see yourself as beautiful
than you will think you're beautiful as well
and if you believe that you've got a great mind
then you'll never hate being around you
and you keep those feelings hidden
then you will never know
just how
you feel about you
telling you is not up to me
nor he or she or anyone other than you
so don't be sad or you won't be glad
because the one that you love will be crying because of you
but when you smile at them
they can't help but smile back
because you love you
you just have to let you know...

Just who am I as a person
well let's see
I'm random and awkward
and more than slightly crazy
I have messy hair
and I'm kind of sarcastic
I don't know if life is real
or if I am fantastic
I'm a massive ******
believe me I'm not joking
the dark still scares me
and I'm little bit heartbroken
I can be rude
because I'm hardly polite
things like birds and moths they scare me
but only when they take flight
I have a strange sense of humor
and I love the idea of magic
but I know it can't exist in this world
which I guess is kind of tragic
I write about
what I care about
so why am I writing about myself
I'll let you know when I figure it out
unless I forget...

Now before you say anything about the title I ask that you read this.

Have we all been wrongly judging Satan
consider this, if everytime you tried to do
something good, someone else takes the credit
and makes you out to be a bad guy,
no one really knows you
but everyone hates you
and everything that goes wrong in the world
is always your fault.
This is what happens to Satan everyday.
So if all of this happened to you
would you not be as twisted and evil as him?

What do I mean to her
can somebody please let me know
what do I mean to you
does anyone even know
you say you're impossible to love
you say who could love a mass of flaws like you
you say that you don't know if you love me
well I can say that I know just how I feel about you
and I know that
no matter how much I write for you
I can't change you're mind
I'm just not right for you
but when have I ever given up
on what I love
never tell yourself that someday you'll be perfect
don't lie to yourself
never tell yourself that someday you'll just grow out of it
I want you to see the truth
you're perfectly imperfect
so please don't say
that you won't make it to the next day
I'll always be here for you
so don't think that I'm just so perfect
I'm no better than anyone else
and don't think
I'll abandon you
when you need me the most
so please don't cry
or I might show
that I'm really a sensitive guy
so please don't dream of being better
than you always will be
because you're already the best
and please tell me if I'm being annoying
I'll try my best not to be
but I don't like to break promises
so stop focusing on your flaws
and focus on the things you love about yourself
and if you can't think of anything
ask someone to list them with you
and don't try to deny it
you can't spell Imperfect
without I'm Perfect...

They say that love
is a strong word
so believe me
when it's said, it's heard
I know I'm not
the prince charming
you've been waiting for
but I don't want to be harming
you're feelings when
I tell you
that the only person that doesn't
love you, is yourself.

Don't hate yourself
when your friends just up and leave
they've stopped caring about you a while ago
or so you've been led to believe
when your friends
just can't be found
stop looking already
a part of you knows they'll never be around
don't feel down
when your friends start being fools
you've always been a great person
and now they're just tools
so don't keep
wanting to hang around them
they've changed now
something tainted them.
So don't follow them
you're not a sheep
your future is your's
and you've got a life to keep.

You're just so pretty to me
I'll tell you everyday
until you believe me
when I say
you're just so beautiful
to me
and I know that
someday you'll begin to see
you're just so stunning
it's true
but what's sad it that
I'll never be with you
because I'm no one to you
because you're almost a queen
but for now you're still a princess
and there is no magic bean
to help me climb to the treasure
you mean more than any
golden eggs
so don't spare me a penny
because I don't
want a dime
the only thing I want right now
is to see you one last time.
Because you're just so brilliant
remarkable, inspiring and just so pretty
and it's a shame that you don't see it too
it'll always be a pity
until you notice that
that beautiful girl staring back through the mirror
is you.
You're just so brilliant
it's true
and now I think I've fallen in love
with you.