I know i was born for something greater
than just wait and watch life pass me by.
I have a purpose i feel deep within my core;
A need to fulfill every time my heart screams
"don't settle, not yet".
I believe i can be all i want to be,
All i need to do is hear my calling
in this suppressed world of illusions.
I don't know how far i can go
but i won't stop trying.

Like a carrot
When growing
It may not look like much
But underneath the dirt
You are growing
Just believe in yourself
Alive

A mask of myself
The mask is me
If they think it's just a mask
They won't believe in the me that is real

They said there was god,
I believed them.
They said I was wrong,
I believed them.
They said I was a loser,
I believed them.
They said I was arrogant,
I believed them.
They said I was a freak,
I believed them.
They said I was eccentric,
I believed them.
I believed them—I still do.
Because that’s what I do,
I believe in you.

When I was young
I sat beneath
A Willow Tree,
Who with the wind
Carried this message
To me:

She said, "Little child,
Filled with light
And with love,
Many fears in your life,
You'll have to overcome."

With big hazel eyes,
I looked up and asked,
"Which rode do I take?
The short or the fast?"

She smiled at me then,
And with only a laugh
Said, "Your heart will know
Which path to take
For on it you see-
You will grow."

In the warm breeze
My blonde hair blew.
Confused and scared,
I started to flee
on a long road
For which I wasn't prepared.

Before I could leave
The old Willow Tree
Said, "Wait! Just one more advice:
Never let go of your dreams!
Even through pain, fear, and strife."

So here now I stand,
With all that I am;
Believing and dreaming in life.
Courageous and strong
I still carry on through
Pain, fears, and strife!
©KSS 7/2013