It's been raining- never pouring
And the young kid stopped snoring
This time when he went to bed
No bump on his head
And still didn't wake up in the morning.
It's been sprinkling- slow and steady
And the young girl is tired already
Today's been tough
She's had enough
And she didn't want to wake up in the morning.
It's been snowing- soft and dreamy
And the little boy's cheeks are beaming
His snow filled clothes
His happiness shows
And he couldn't wait until the morning.
It's been sunny- bright and shining
The old man lays outside, reclining
His wife is happy
His grandchildren are napping
And he was excited to play with them in the morning.
It's been cloudy- the ground is foggy
The young kid wakes up feeling groggy
His dreams were bad
The worst he's had
And he's glad he woke up in the morning.
It's been chilly- always lovely
The young girl wakes up comfy
Her bed's the same
She's taking the blame
And she's happy she still woke up in the morning.
It's been pouring- hard and fast
And these people's lives all match at last
The weather changes
Their lives cover different ranges
And their all happy for the morning.

Daddy, you look sad today
Is it something that I said?
Did I make you mad when I spilled the juice?
I'm only being a kid.
Daddy, please don't yell so loud
The neighbors might hear again
I promise I won't ask to play
I'll just go to bed.
Daddy, what's been wrong lately?
Why are all those bottles there?
Let's go outside and make you happy
You don't even have to braid my hair.
Daddy, why don't you say it anymore?
You love me when I go to sleep?
Can't I make it all better?
I'm sorry mommy isn't with me.
Daddy, what's that noise I hear?
I hate to see you cry
I'm running to save you, quick as I can
I promise I will try!
Daddy, what's that thing you have?
The metal is black and cold
I've seen that thing out on the streets
It's a sad thing I have been told.
Daddy, what was that loud noise?
And why did you go to sleep?
Why did you say I love you, goodbye?
When in the morning you'll see me?
And daddy, why won't you wake up?
Please, stop lying there
I'll try and carry you to bed
As long as I don't stumble on the beer.
Daddy, I wish you would wake up
But I hear nothing from your heart
It's just like mommy when we saw her
Please, I don't wanna be apart!
I'm sorry you weren't happy
And you said it's not you, kid
I want you to know you're always my dad
And I love you no matter what you did.

Have you ever felt like nothing?
Have you ever lost the time?
Have you drowned in empty lately?
Did it beat you till you're blind?
Do you trudge along these no-name streets
With stores robbed like your heart?
Did you visit there where you grew up?
Did you think about your start?
Did you pass the house of your old best friend
Who grew up and out of you?
Did you think, one day, that you did that?
That you forgot about him too?
And did you walk into an empty school
With drawings on the wall?
Did you see the children all went home?
Notice the system fall?
Did you feel it all just wash away
Like the sand at your favorite beach?
And how empty were you when you saw
That young woman no longer wanted to teach?
How lonely were you when you heard
The sound of silence fill the streets?
Did you sense the houses left-behind?
Hear no children's feet?
Was your heart so broken that you didn't get
You weren't alone all along?
Did you get so sad that you forgot
The sound of the people's song?
Have you ever felt so lonely
In a place you know longer know?
Have you understood the pain
It takes to feel so low?
Do you know you're not alone?
You know the kids aren't at home?
Did you see the streets are buzzing now?
Not what your emptiness has shown.
So have you ever felt like nothing?
Have you ever lost the time?
Well, I'll have you know that it's no more
That it's all just in your mind.

I'm a little under the weather, it seems
I even had an apple a day!
But no amount of painkiller or Motrin
Can take this pain away.
You see, there is no antidote
For this little disease of mine
I guess I'll do what my mother says,
"It'll heal in time."
I've become so sick with a broken heart
And I ran out of bandages and gauze
I called the doctor a while ago
Began the dreaded ring ring pause.
"Listen, doc, I'm sick- ya see?
I've got this hurting in my chest!"
He didn't offer much advice-
"Stay home; just get some rest."
It's difficult to do sometimes
When your heart no longer beats
All you do is feel the silence
Just eat, sleep, breathe.
Now I'm a little more than under the weather
No, try six feet under
My little disease was hurting me
Why I didn't get better, I wonder.
You see, my heart can take so much
Before it crumbles, breaks, and cracks
Heartache comes in many forms
But there's only one that lasts.
So that's my story of health issues
The tale of a broken heart
A little ballad of medicine and pills
That I have needed from the start.

So I'm traveling the road today
I think, "Why did I want to leave?"
I carry with me some clothes and toys
And baggage you cannot see.
Understand, sometimes, I get so sad
So low I cannot get back up
So buried in hopeless thoughts and dreams
Drowning in pointless stuff.
This is the reason I'm alone right now
In a room full of people by myself
This is the reason I am leaving today
For more than the reasons I can tell.
And hopefully this baggage I have
Has made plans for not coming home
I really don't want it following me
It's his turn to really feel alone.
So I'm traveling the road today
I think, "Why did I want to leave?"
And then I remember it's a beautiful life
And that this is not what I want to be.

Never have I been so sane to realize
I am so insane that I am the only one to see
That this insanity is what makes me sane
This person I have come to be.
I've unlocked the key to an x-ray machine
And I can see all these broken, cracked bones
I held this here picture to the blinding light
Society is what I was shown.
And I am insane because these powers I have
Are blessings and weights in disguise
Because I understand these broken up cracks
That people have hidden from our eyes.
And I am insane enough to think it will change
Some cement and maybe a crutch or two
That a cast can mend up such a sad little world
It can change because I have thought it through.
I am sane enough to come to terms
With this is a world that a splint cannot fix
We live in a place that is too far broken and gone
We're too far insane in this mix.
And I am sane enough to figure it out
That I am merely one singular soul
A singular, broken, and determined little girl
That's insane enough to make the world her goal.

Sometimes I like to make toast in the morning
Veering off the path of sugary flakes and dried out vegetables
To remind me of how simple people can be
But have a world of open possibilities in front of them
And to also remind me
That I need to be more creative than to write a poem
About toast.