I wanna hold on to you
I wanna kiss you like I ought to
I wanna make love to you
I wanna touch you like I always do.
I wanna console you
I wanna tell you I love you like I ought to
I wanna protect you
I wanna shield you like I always do.
I don't wanna let you go
I wanna let my feelings show
I wanna tell you what I know
I wanna keep you from woe.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
You can't always have what you want, they say
But you told me, clearly
That I can have you however which way.

I won't think twice about it
Though I will admit
That I was dealt ****
But I didn't quit
So I deserve this.

I don't think you see yourself
The way I see you
Do you see what you're made of?
Do you see what you can do?

I feel like maybe you're blind
Or lack some kind of confidence
But I think you can do everything
So you should stop being so tense.

Can't you see yourself?
You do everything with this kind of grace
That people come to you
To find their place.

Even I have come to you
To find where I belong
You've pointed me in the right direction
The direction I knew all along.

It's okay to be arrogant
Because more or less, you're always right
I think you should apply your greatness
And let yourself shine bright.

Don't hold yourself back any longer
Quit hanging onto your fears
Because you should be who you really are
Have you taken a look in the mirror?

You're ******* beautiful, okay?
What more can I say?
And you're going places
You're well on your way.

Don't let anyone or anything
Halt you in your plight
I'll be right here by your side
Helping you put up a fight.

Because you deserve a good life
So you can really grow
And spread out your seed
So that everyone will know what you know.

But first you have to conquer yourself
And I'm telling you right now
Don't be afraid, of you, what you're capable of
Because really, you're a 'wow.'

I wish I could make a list
That would convince you
Of how great you really are
And all the things you can do.

But you don't need that
Because I'm sure you all ready have found out
That you're gonna do great things
Even if you have the doubt.

I just wanna tell you that I''m not behind you
In all that you do
But beside you through this endeavor
To first conquer you.

Because before you can challenge the world
You first have to challenge you
And once you do that
You'll know all you need to get through.

So don't get offended
Or turned off by my words
This is only half of what I feel
And only part of what I've learned.

And I know you can do it
I know it in my heart
Because I can see you
See who you really are.

Flower petals fall
From a wilting bloom
The rain has long been gone
It hasn't brought it's yearned for gloom.

The blossom looks down
To the earth it sprouted from
It's back bending over
The rain, it wants it to come.

Though it's death is near
A new plant will arise
From the seeds it drops
And the rain falling from high.

When the next blossom blooms
It will smile up at the sky
But until it can be born
Another has to die.

When am I going to realize,
That I can do whatever I please?
I can speak out my opinions
And I can drop my formalities.

I don't have to wait to be told
Whether or not it's okay
I can do anything I desire
I can say what I want to say.

I have the right
Who needs validation?
I don't need it, neither do you
Nor do I need confirmation.

I can write my own rules
I can stay up late
I can break them, too
And I can sleep all day.

Why do I seek to be told,
Whether or not it's all right?
I can do whatever I want
I'll spread my wings and take flight.

To be bold is to do what you want
Not what you're told
And I know I want to be bold
I'm not going to wait until I get old.

I'm not going to wait until I break
From holding myself back
Cause then I've waited too long
To conquer what I lack.

Time is running out
Even though they say you have plenty
But they say that as a comfort
Cause they waited, like many.

I won't wait any longer
Time isn't going to freeze
When am I going to realize,
That I can do whatever I please?

We're all individuals
But part of a tree
Some of us are leafs
And grow into green.
Others are seeds
That plant a way of life
Some of us are flowers
Growing beautiful, through strife.
Plenty are juicy fruits
Coming with the harvest to please
Then there are the branches
That carry them all and put them at ease.
The bark covers the tree
Protecting all that it is
And the roots grow deep into the ground
Keeping the tree from falling amiss.
We all grow towards the sky
But most don't make it that far
Will we ever reach the heavens?
Will we ever touch a star?
But whatever piece you are
No matter our differences
Were all a part of the tree
Past, future, and present tenses.

Not all the colors within myself,
are bright and flecked with gold.
In fact some of them are dark,
and some of them are old.
A few are striped and tiled,
others are polka-dotted and lined with black.
Lots of them are glittery,
and some of them are layered in a stack.
Several are pastels and pretty,
a couple are neon and glow.
With all the colors inside myself,
I make a contrasting, ridiculous and wild, rainbow.
Everyone has colors within themselves,
That makes up who they are,
Some of them are tacky,
Lots are metallic like a star.
But a lot of them are specific,
Each hue to each person,
Every palette is unique,
Just look at everyone!
So if you look inside yourself,
And check out your color collage,
I'm sure you'll be pretty impressed
With your colorful modge podge!

I feel like I'm standing
On a Tower Of Cards
Like I could fall at any moment
My ground collapsing beneath me.

But isn't that how life is?
It could easily be ripped away
As it is given,
Tread lightly, little girl.

But I'm not a little girl
And I don't walk as careless as I use to
I walk cautiously
And tip-toe in all the right places.

So on the top of this Card Tower
I can see the world
And as long as I walk like upon egg shells
It will stay that way.