Smashing success

I just stepped back in time
To a song once always on my mind
Lost in that long-lost feeling
That rush that always left me reeling
Remembering fondly all that was
The glittering lights & constant buzz
Relishing the beauty of memory
Where you were bound and true to me

Music box

Jewel box twinkling bright
A little star in the dark of night
Your music lifts my spirit
Every time that I hear it
It hearkens back to a simpler time
When life was one big nursery rhyme

Choices before

Finding out now how cloistered we are
Living a harsher reality only from far
Thanking our blessings that we don't have to fear
Of living in dread and risking our tears
Maybe we couldn't bear to withstand
The rigors of having a bitter, mean hand
No matter the reason we're grateful we're spared
That we're loved and accepted even though we didn't dare