Simplicity
A simple smile to light up the face of a stranger.
A simple word that sparks off laughter.
A simple gesture to put someone at ease.
A simple move that brings joy to another.
A simple action with no driving force behind it.
A simple request that doesn't bring anger.
If simplicity could grab us, let us just remain simple.
Then the world will no longer be so complicated.
So let us just strive to be simple.
As simplicity brings us to our knees.

The Devil
Doesn’t tear you down
He builds you up
Until

You believe you can
Do it alone
Then he smiles
As you fall

And you always fall

A dot on the far
left side of the page—

that is where I started,
and a dot on the far

right side—where I am
now, and a dot for each

detour that was made,
and when all the dots

are connected the
image formed is of

a wounded man
with one leg, and a

broken crutch, limping
toward the future.

unabraded
address the day

let light shake
and shadow stir

unknot it all
and watch everything

in the world
give into flame

dance relieved
and weightless

and breathe
and breathe
and breathe

success is measured on many things,
but mine is measured on happiness.

I want you to take me
Far away from here
I want you to break my soul
Release me from all my fears
Live inside of my mind
Protect me from the dark light

I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Time is running out for me to be by your side
I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Faith is just a mirror seen through somebody's eyes

Could you ever forgive me
For all the time I've lacked?
To find the good that breathes in me
Before the final act
Shelter me from all harm
Let me die in your arms


I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Time is running out for me to be by your side
I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Faith is just a mirror seen through somebody's eyes

Shake me, wake me
before the final hour
Teach me, guide me
Let me feel your power


I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Time is running out for you to be by my side
I need you tonight
I need you tonight
Faith is just a mirror seen through somebody's eyes

I am a fish on foreign land,
flopping desperately,
gasping for air in a world that wasn't made for me.
I don't know how to get back into the water.
I long to swim freely,
to explore the endless sea.