Keeping it together

I'm living in this crazy dream
Where nothing is as it seems
An hallucination of sorts
Ripping at my very seams

Classes

Eight days I was hopeful
Eight days ago I saw light
Today the rain is falling
And there's no end in sight

I'm hoping very hard
That this time will quickly pass
I'm praying from my soul
For an easier life in class

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

Tree time

"Knock, knock!" said the cuckoo
The mouse said "beware"
There's a brand new blue bird
Sitting over there

"So what?" asked the possum
Hanging from high in the tree
There's always some danger
Surrounding me

"Nevermind" chimed the squirrel
From inside his cozy lair
No one is untouchable
So live each day with care

Moving forward

Days of calm have returned
But the scars are still fresh from the burn
It's a new way of looking now at our life
One where we mitigate and manage strife
Although the line has slacked a bit
We're now vigilant lest we again get hit


I know I've been rather slack with posting recently. We've been managing a lot of stress and some life-altering situations. Things are starting to return to a more normal pace and hopefully I'll be able to pick up again where I left off.

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

May you be born in interesting times

Yes, we are living under a curse
Since every single day
Our conditions seem to be getting worse

A fast-moving train heading straight for a wall
With greed and apathy fueling it all

Tree

You plant a seed and watch it grow
Watering it in sun and snow
As the young shoot begins to reach
Up into the sky, you want to teach
To train the seedling the best you can
Passing on knowledge of fellow man
But in this age of uncertain unrest
The plant will pass through a severe test
Must endure the drought, cold and frost
While you pray that it won't uproot & get lost
For you can see that far down the line
The mighty tree that can easily shine
As long as the sapling can stand tall
And not bend to whims of one and all