sun and sand

(or The Sea Tumbles)

sun and sand for a delicate hand

to hold

and to show

the way she would go

away from this place

and her face remains still

under his will

she will cry

but she’ll learn how to fly

to try this time

to count breaths that speak why

tired eyes cant keep closed

from what he doesn’t know

the weight of the world

the growing up of a girl

or the rise of a chest

of a quickly drawn breath

before she speaks

the angels will keep watch

they will weep

their tears will replace, restore, and create

her masterpiece, her love,

and every moment of

hurt she bears

unaware of a reason, a meaning

a love worth a smile

a heart worth keeping

snapshot

Photographs laugh and photographs play

And photographs show us the paths that we’ve paved

They take us through turns in the lives that we’ve chose

And show us the roads over which the sun and moon rose

The faces inside the white boundary lines

That giggle or stare...

The faces outside the glossy paper sides

Which froze as they posed...

For a flittering moment

For a flash of existence

Persistent, resilient

Photographs look and photographs talk

And photographs are memories of miles we’ve walked

They might twist, they might turn

They might crumble or fade

As we’ve stumbled or burned

For the choices we’ve made

And at us they shine

In their own precious ways

To tell us of why

We are who we are today

B RE A K DO W N

Break down.

This is the feeling of your every day to day

But it's worth more than throwing away

Afraid. Contained. Blamed.

These are the words you feel in your veins

But it's helping to get you to be proud of your name

Today, let the sun rise behind that dark cloud

And it's okay, if the rain should come down

It washes away the rust that is left

Underneath, a soul, so different from the rest

Ready to speak, to tell all the world

Beautiful, Radiant, So full of Truth

Please, you must realize you've got nothing to lose

And everything you can gain

And all the things you can do

The love that you feel that comes from within you

Don't let you shake, Don't let you break

There's more here to see than just what's at stake

Breakdown.

This is the time to pick yourself up

And now is the time to get rid of "if only" and "but"

Arise. Take pride. Never do hide.

Inside, I see your heart is as mine.

Its worth saving for after the storm.

hate to leave

I hate to leave you so early in the morning

But responsibility is always calling my name

There are things that I must do today

Though I wish you could be there too, someway…

Warm in bed, dreams running through your head

You’ll run through mine until I’m home again