Is that a glimmer of hope in your eyes,                                                              a smile  that's starting from deep inside?                                                          ­ Could  it be that that shadow of doubt,                                                 has  been  exorcised, has been cast out?                                                             ­                                    Maybe  you  now believe in yourself,                                                        ­  it's  time  you  join everyone else,                                                        Life  is  better amongst good friends                                                         Let  go  and be free, let the doubt end                                            Everyone  has  fears in their life                                                             ­   don't  let them keep you confined                                                         ­            Unlock the shackles of anxiety                                                          ­   Run,  don't walk set yourself free

Today was a day made just for me,                                                              ­ and  I needed it desperately                                                      ­                      A  chance to be all by myself                                                           ­     to  think  of me and no one else                                                             ­ A  moment to catch my breath                                                           ­ give  myself my very best                                                                         To  thank God for this time                                                             ­            and  for this peace of mind                                                             ­       For  self-reflection , inner peace                                                            ­     God's love recharging my batteries                                                        ­ He  tells me to take care of myself                                                           ­  It  isn't considered being selfish                                                                 I  often forget that to able to give   freely                                                        I  first  have  to be able to live for me

Watch me as I fall apart                                                            ­                as  I  try  to heal my broken heart                                                            ­             Hear me cry myself to sleep                                                            ­ isn't  this  what you want from me                                                               ­ See  me writhe in my misery                                                           ­          so  you can eye me pitifully                                                        ­            Laugh  at me with all your friends                                                          ­ brag  how it came to a bitter end                                                              ­           Take the credit , or blame me                                                               ­ this  is  what they have paid to see                                                              ­ Strip  me  of  my  self-esteem                                  ­                                   Kick  me while  I lay bleeding                                                         ­          inflict  your brand of cruelty                                                          ­  I  knew  that's how it was going to be                                                      Ruin  me for anyone else                                                                           pull  me through the fires of hell                                                             ­    Prove to me no one would care                                                             ­   that  no one will ever be there                                                            ­    Throw  in that I am such a *****                                                            ­     that  should just  about cover it                                                               Tell  me how I made you cheat                                                            ­      balk  at  me while I weep                                                             ­              Help me to get over you                                                              ­                   I  will thank you when we're through

What a difference a touch can make                                                             ­     make  a man feel loved or a heart break                                                            ­   It  can  shatter dreams, destroy a life                                                  can  bind  a couple as man and wife                                                             ­ Can  soothe  a child, put him to sleep                                                       with  a handshake, a promise to keep                                                            with  a caress ,it can be welcoming                                                        A  touch  can mean  so many things                                                          It  can cause  a pulse to race                                                             ­ or  can  feel  as good as a warm embrace                                                          ­       It  can  speak  words when none are said                                                             ­                                          leave  a  lasting impression at best

You and I go round and round                                                            ­ you  pick up the weapons I've put down                                                 All  of this fighting is killing me                                                                     I'm  experiencing battle fatigue                                                          ­        We  spend our time tearing apart                                                            what's  left of the love in our hearts                                                           ­  We're getting nowhere , when are we                                                   going  to stop all of this brutality                                                        ­     What  are we winning, there's no victory                                           there's  no  satisfaction, no glory                                                                A lifetime  of  wounds  that  aren't  healing                    ­                       Let's  put  up the white flag and stop enduring

October trees are beautiful to me                                                               ­     greenery  mixed with turning leaves                                                The  sun  goes away too soon                                                             ­     in  the  forest, late afternoon                                                        ­Red  and  deep plum maple trees                                                      with  outstretched branches reaching                                                         ­    sunlight peeking through teasingly                                                        ­    as  squirrels are busy hustling                                            talking  loudly  and  chattering                                 ­                          As  I  sit  on natures floor                                                 surrounded  by  green moss and more                                     I  lay  back  and  breathe  it in                                                               ­            the forest , the leaves and the sensation                                                        ­       that  even though these leaves will die                                                              ­  the  undergrowth  will  survive                                ­                                       To  be  reborn again in the spring                                                           ­        celebrated while newborn birds sing                                                             ­  Buried in frost as they slumber                                                          ­     until  Aprils shower's thunder                                                         As  they  grow  again and thrive                                             completing  the  full circle  of  life

I am sending out the energy                                                           ­  of  love  and positivity                                                       ­                 Hoping  it  will reach someone                                                          ­ who  needs  it and will pass it on                                                               ­Bounce  it  around  and back again                                                           love  and kindness everlasting                                                      ­     without  it,  we never last                                                             ­          forget  the pain of your past                                                             Get  high  on life, intoxicated,                                                     ­ Don't  fight  it, don't debate it                                                               ­     Love  is all you'll ever need                                                             ­              Happiness is the golden key                                                              ­      You  can laugh through the good and bad                                                 have  the life you want to have                                                             ­    Smile  at everyone you see                                                              ­   share  your light and positivity                                                       ­    soon  you'll see them smiling back at you                                             the  effects of your light shining through