Five.

It's like a bird singing in the trees
Something like the color changing of the leaves
It's a cool breeze on a hot summer day
Love, you see, jsut takes your breath away
It has this natural power to heal
No matter how rotten you may feel
It has the ability to touch us all
It picks us up when we fall
It tends to engulf you where you stand
Don't you agree that Love is grand?

One.

Scared and confused
To be silent
She refuses
Slowly she finds her voice
Faltering at first
Then she becomes resolute
And robust
Until finally she can't
She won't be silenced
Voicing her opinions
Unafraid of the consequences
For so long without a voice
To be heard is her choice

2004

Death, destruction, and despair
These three things hang in the air
Hope, love, and peace
We never saw these in 2003
Injustices, hunger, and war
These are the things to expect in 2004

Unforeseen

Wasted closet case
A trip it took to take me down
My sight I sought
A fight I fought
To break teh unbreakable
To forsake the forsakeable
A piece for peace
Try and take my heart
And reach into my soul
You may never know

The Real Me

I sat here today and cried
As I wondered about my life
I started with day one
To understand how I became
What I've become
No one bothered to take the opportunity
To get to know the real and true me
Everyon'e reaction was the same
They would point fingers
And call me names
Even after high school
I'm not what they would consider cool
Swamp thing, wilder beast, it, and more
I've even been called THE TOWN WHORE
So what exactly am I supposed to do
When no on really has a clue
The person I turned out to be
DOES ANYONE WANT TO KNOW THE REAL ME?

Standards

Listen to your elders, she would say
And a fine woman you will make one day
Cross your legs when you sit like that
Sit up straight!  Do you want a hump in your back?
When in public she would say
Mind your manners and behave
Your actions reflect on how you were raised
I have done all that I can do
Morals and values I've instilled in you
Years have gone by now and I wish she could see
What a wonderful woman, I turned out to be

My Cha'rae

The wind blew
And the earth shook
One look at you is all it took
My knees tremble
My heart pounds
I can barely stand
I almost hit the ground
And now you're here
There's no denial
O've been waiting for your arrival
Words escape me
As my mouth becomes dry
And I begin to cry
No words can express
The love I felt that day
When I finally met
My Cha'rae