Autumn Hills

I dreamed many dreams
In a night where my mind
Was wide awake
White boxes filling an office
And a shelf of cheese
And then there was you
Standing in the blowing wind
In a sundress
That gripped your body
As the Autumn leaves
Whisked past your form
Barefoot on a hill
Your hair flowing
You turned to me
And you smiled
And since I woke up
I've been trying to get back
To that lovely hillside
In the breeze of fall

OK to Cry

Sometimes I hurt
And sometimes I cry
But it doesn't take away
All the good in my life
Because maybe I've just tried
For far too long
To keep from crying
So I wouldn't have to admit
That I was wrong
Or that I wasn't strong
But it is OK to cry
Because I can still find joy in life
Even when I'm sad
And I can still have hope
I can still believe
And believing makes me stronger
Because deep inside
There is still happiness
That I wouldn't trade
Not for anything
And it gets me through

My Words

I'm not used to feeling giddy
Nervous for no reason
But here I sit
Worried over my words
Exposing my inner self
I worry not for me
For what I say
For the words are mine
And freely I say them
I'm nervous still
But here I sit
Worried over my words
And how they are received
Hoping to spark joy
To reciprocate the feeling
Stirred within my soul
That I find the right ones
To say how I feel
To say what I really feel
In that corner of my heart
Painted like a rainbow
That shines like no other

The Tears Came

I cried myself to sleep
Because I couldn't stop
I couldn't stop thinking
I couldn't stop feeling
I couldn't stop being
And I realized
I wasn't crying because of the past
I wasn't crying because of old promises
I wasn't crying because of what once was
I wasn't crying to turn back the clock
I wasn't crying to change what was
I wasn't crying to go back again
I cried because of the now
Because I could feel
Because I could think
Because I could be here now
And the tears came
Not because of who I was
But because of who I am
I cried myself to sleep
Thinking of tomorrow

Face to the Future

My face is set to the future
The past is all behind
And though it molds me
I am free to be who I am
Shattering the expectation
That I will simply be the same
I am a man who can change his life
To become who I want to be
Eyes fixed on what tomorrow brings
I step forward with all my might
Beyond a new horizon
And into what I make
No longer held by "what if"
And "what could have been"
But focused now on "what I will"
And "this is how I can"
To build myself the way I want
Unshackled from yesterday's failures
And creating tomrrows success