Immaturity

Oh you stupid, stupid girl!
Can't you see what's going on?
A momentary shiver
Turn around and it's all gone.

Remember these words I say
You'll think back on this I know
When life's hard and bitter winds
Have had their time to blow

One day you'll understand
The folly of your youth
And wonder with regret
How you missed the deeper truth

Maybe it's your age
Your young-ness in heart and soul
That's leading you astray
So far from life's ultimate goal.

First Romance

Hold my hand, blond boy
Follow me away
We've only known each other
For forever and a day

A flame lit early on
Sheltered by shyness and age
A happy melody
Of voices lost on the same bright page

Where this leads is mystery
A path we both don't know
But a jaunty escape before us
Is what's giving us this glow

Tipping

If you could feel my heart right now
You'd feel the pieces all asunder
Breaking from this heavy weight
All this stress that I am under

I know that you cannot see
The position I am in
All you know is your own nose
And your world-welcoming grin

I try to hold myself in tight
Looking for the silver lining
Telling myself the earth will turn
And the sun will keep on shining

One step out

Living in a state of fear
Wondering what is next
Hoping for the future
Hoping for what's best

But one among us is cleaving
Going off on their own way
Leaving the comforts of home
And having their own say

Spring

Hopeful now and optimistic too
All because the light is returning to you
The darkness is receding, fading fast into the night
Constant prayers will now keep that void from sight
Spring is another consolation to our aching souls
For the sunshine and the rain can fill any hole

Paths

The light has changed in our world

It's now got a tinted swirl

No longer clear we have to strain

To see clearly through the fog and rain

Our path twisting more than enough

Making progress slow and rough

We know that there is a brighter side

We just have to make it up the hill before we glide

Grinnnnning

Show me your scars and I'll show you mine
And in this crazy world we'll shine
Hidden beneath our laughter and our smiles
Are darkened depths that go on for miles
We live right now because we don't know
That all those images are all for show
No greater meaning to our lives
Than dramatic whispers and sorrowful sighs
One day we'll wake up and look around
And wonder why we didn't shut out the sound

Hope

A need to break free
To understand what's outside of me

A need to escape far from here
Where there's no shame or even fear

A need to embrace all that's right
To seek refuge in the divine light

Heartache

I'm tugging at the seams
Trying to keep it all together
Why couldn't the problems be
Those I was prepared for?

Boys and drugs and music too
But no, it's something all brand new
No road map here to help us out
We're in the dark wondering what it's all about

Teen Life

Sitting on a seesaw of emotional distress

Wondering if the day will bring release or stress

Riding high the world is bright, all shining sun and joy 

But the bottom is filled with darkness, a soul-less blackened void

To find the equilibrium, the middle point of mind

Is this life's great journey, a path that's hard to find

Kids

Why does it have to come to this
When it can be so easy?
Resisting our every gesture
Makes me feel so queasy

Although we all share this home
We have no common thread
We feel like we're just servants here
Just here to serve your needs instead.

Facetime

Don't talk to me of yesterday, I don't want anyone to know
Or remember what I felt that day, as it wasn't meant to show
I'm growing up in little bits, I finding my own voice
But I haven't figured out just yet, to confront my choice
I will get it you will see, in time, I just need some space
And then I'll be able to look everyone in their face

Hopeful

I sometimes want to cry
And I always wonder why
But now I know the grief you felt
When words I used left a deep, red welt
I'm hoping that these days will pass
That the future will be just green, green, grass
With a relationship better built on trust
Instead of a broken thing all covered in rust
A healthy bond between parent and child
A sincere hope that you'll turn out mild

Influence

Boy, you're just growing up so fast

Childhood, we thought, was going to last

But boys and looks are now your thing

Texting, replacing the telephone's ring

We hoped to have you just a while longer

To mold & guide you, to make you stronger

But the world, it seems, had other plans

It's the media & friends now holding your hands

16 at 12

Three steps forward, two steps back
We're learning now of all that we lack
A time of stress all around
A brand new love has just been found
But fears and worries are attaching now
As we must find ways of saying how

Path correction

The sun is shining again
We have dodged the massive rain
We got off our comfy bike
And set off on that treacherous hike
Although the going is all uphill
The sun is shining still
We've found the tools we need
And the warnings we will heed

Almost a teen

Secrets are all that we get from you
No matter what we share
Your reluctance to let us in
Is clearly normal, but isn't fair
We want to keep you safe
From the dangers we know
Yet your independence
Prevents us from doing so
We want you to stay focused
On what you need to do
We don't want distraction
To blight a future so new
So give us, please, your ear
And open up your heart
Know that we've got your back
We've had right from the start

Daughter

Twirl and swirl in your pretty dress
Your heading into that age, I guess
Where romance blooms and the world's alight
Where fireflies dance to set the night
Watch your step my pretty one
I know the world is lots of fun
But I watch and worry from afar
Knowing how young you are
And want only what's good and best
For you hold my heart in your breast