February 2012
17 posts
“You don’t have the power to make life ‘fair,’ but you do have...”
All alone It was always there, you see And even on my own It was always standing next to me I can see it coming from the edge of the room Creeping in the streetlight Holding my hand in the pale gloom Can you see it coming now?
“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
– C. S. Lewis (via girlwithoutwings)
I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, “I’ll never let you go”
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, “Don’t leave me here alone”
But all that’s dead and gone and passed tonight
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You’ll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and...
“The rain’s the rain. Some air’d be good for you…”
– Jack’s Mannequin
Your life is a flashback
A question, a photograph
A statement, a story, a struggle
A chance to laugh
‘Cause if you don’t laugh, you cry
A last crescendo when you die
So hit the rewind and listen
It’s the playback
The soundtrack to your life
“Don’t let your happiness depend on something you may lose.”
– C.S Lewis (St. Augustine)
Anger, he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted They quietly understand The once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready But wonder why the fight is on But they’re all bold as love Yeah, they’re all bold as love They’re all...
Goodbye, hello to all the madness 7 billion ways to bury sadness Going back and forth But you’re pulling me in I’m going back and forth Show me where to begin
“God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.”
Belief is a beautiful armor But makes for the heaviest sword Like punching under water You never can hit who you’re trying for