There are two forcesAt war in every soulOne strips usTakes our passionOur will to liveAnd the very essence of who we areThe other you must fight forBut once you have itThen it’s yoursIt flows through your veinsEspecially when you’re afraidThat it’s not thereAnd thank God the latterIs so much more powerfulThan the former

Most of my lifeNow that I thinkIt’s been a majorityI’ve buried my feelingsKept them entombedDeep in my heart and mindA smile, a laugh, a maskAnger to compensate for sadnessBut life is moving fasterEmotions are getting mixed and mashedToday I feel sadI allow myself thatToday I morn dreamsAnd what could’ve beenI allow myself that tooFor emotions…

I feel myself changingWho and whatThis woman will becomeI have no way of knowingI have reached the end of the roadFor the life I have leadNow the fork in the roadStares back at meOne of the paths leadsTo who, and what, I’ve knownThe other to new and unknownA me I have never metWho will not…

It is confusingBorders on nonsensical But mostly, mostly it’s ceaselessTears fall and hearts shatterChemicals get off kilterAnd after a timeIt all manages to fallBack into placeAs best it canI wonder if you’d recognize herThere are so many differencesBetween your daughter nowAnd on that last afternoonThis isn’t the first timeI’ve tried to articulate the lossBut I can’t…

These days we canBe made to feel foolishFor having faithFor having hopeBut I believe thatThe most real thingsAnd the most incredible thingsCannot be seen by our eyesThey are feltBy our hearts and soulsAnd logic can’t explain howThe greatest happinessAlso the greatest peaceBoth come fromA leap of faith