what is life?

What if you didn't know what you didn't see
What if what you saw wasn't really there?
What if what wasn't is and what isn't was?
What if the eyes we're given were setup for us?

Where are we supposed to go when we don't know left from right?
Where do we go from here when we can't see in front of us?
Where are the answers we're looking for if we can't ask the questions?
Where are the ones we've left behind left in front of us to see?

Maybe no one knows where we are
Maybe what we see isn't what we know
Maybe we float on with the wind and change with the seasons
Maybe we are who we are for a reason

Life.

Shared.

Just when I thought I had it all down,
You came into my life and turned it around
I couldn't have predicted this, nor did we expect it
This is the kind of thing that just kind of happens
And so it did
Whenever we're together time stands still
Yet speeds right by, zoom zoom there it goes, goodbye
Though we might have some peeking eyes, we don't care
We don't ask, we don't tell, we just are
Let them talk, let them leave anonymous notes
We all know that hope floats
We're just right here right now
Shh, don't make a sound
Give something to the ground
It's you and I this time around
Sharing moments, sharing time with you makes me happy
Hope you all don't think this is too sappy
It all just happened, just like in the movies
But like in the movies, there is a final curtain call
Don't think about that, don't be down
Just remember, this is how life works
We share moments, we share time
We meet people in this life we were supposed to meet
But sometimes the time is not enough
That's just how it is
So make the best of it, every second of it
I know I will, I know we will
This is life. Shared moments.
Shared moments of happiness.
Shared moments of time.
Be in the moment, for it will pass you by.

Be kind: don't rewind

Look here, look away
there's something left to be seen
But it went unseen, forgotten
Unknown, unaware
There may not be what you thought was there
It is no longer here, but I'm still there
You can't tell me what I meant
If what was taken was never given in the first place
You mustn't change, you mustn't be different
There is no light in your eyes when you look at me
Make it sparkle and shine because I miss you
I must let it go, I must forget about you
It doesn't make you think like this; problematic
Be kind, don't rewind.

i just can't

sometimes it's hard to be me
i think and i think and
i wish and i wish and
i dream and i dream
til i can't stop running into the walls
it makes me crazy but i can't help it


maybe i should just stop
maybe i should delete your number
i should forget how we used to be
when we first met
it just seems to be going nowhere
but driving me crazyyyy

i can't give up on you
i haven't after all that time
and all this time
and so it is
i'm back at square one

Be.

Like a cracked egg it used to be so fragile
Nothing but the simplest things in life could make you smile
Things that didn't have luster made you cry
You can't tell me who I am if I haven't gotten there yet
Voices echo there are people out there who care
Mermaids and tiger sharks have it made
Memories corrupt my eyes like a Tarantino film
Words are your beads that you wear around your body
These beads are made of glass and are filled with sand and bugs
Dead bugs, dead words.
Words with no meaning no luster
No value
Where does the sun go when it falls beneath the ocean skyline?
Why does the sky darken and why do lights brighten the way?
Life is of value
We are valuable
We will all be okay
Don't waste who you are to be who they want you to be
Sprinkle your life with things that make you smile

Traffic of life.

I walked a line for so long
I was guided by streetlights and street signs
The traffic lights no longer read red, yellow or green
There's no speed limits anymore
No telling how fast, how slow to go
One lane roads are the most treacherous
T-intersections take me no where real fast
Carpool lanes are forever
In this life, I'm moving fast yet
I've parked so far away
I can't walk this distance alone
Please tell me you're coming with me
Or picking me up
Take me away
Show me the way we're supposed to go
Get in, buckle up let's go

dear you....

Is there a reason I still hold you in my heart
In my mind, on my wrist?
There must be a reason for this
I can't be with anyone
I can't see myself with anyone but you
I know that is limiting if you've got someone else
I just don't want to think about that
I want you to know I've never lost hope of us
It's really like I'm under your spell
You must've conjured it up at the end of that novel November night
I didn't think much of it
But ever since that night, you've never been closer than the recesses of my mind
You've never left
No matter what anyone says, just know
No one compares to you