HERO

Looking through these past years,
Past successes, failures,
One thing comes to mind,
Why do we always search outside ourselves,
For our Hero?

Someone we have either never met
Or have met but can't get close enough to,
To save us from our situations,
Ourselves,
Us.

Yet, deep inside,
That Hero, is there,
Sitting quietly,waiting
To be summoned, acknowledged, trusted
With this task we would rather hand over to a stranger,
An idealised Hero.

You are your own Hero.
I am my own Hero.

And imagine, the possibilities we all have,
Realising the Hero that lives within,
If we all just rescued ourselves,
Imagine how,
We can rescue those that have lost trust and faith
In their inner Hero.

The Measure of a Woman

What is the measure of a woman?
In your opinion, what is it, as a woman?

Is it the right decisions,
The correct choices,
The wins up against the losses?

Is it your achievements,
Your success stories,
Who your children will turn out to be, if you have any?

Is it in the number of your conquest,
Their bank balances,
What you took from them,
What you gave them?

Is it in the boardroom,
Late night conferences,
New deals won,
Promotions,
Salary increases?

Is it in your family,
Your mother's smile,
Your father's eyes,
Your sisters and brothers?

Is it in your relationship,
Your boyfriend's pride,
Your husband's praise
Your lover's touch?

Is it in age old myth,
What a woman should be,
How a woman can be,
The sparkle of your kitchen,
The tidiness of your home
The pristine lines on your husband's collar
The accuracy of your daughter's ponytail,
The cleanliness of your son's uniform?

What is it,
To you,
The woman of today,
Living in so much possibility
Taking the lead or following the crowd?

The measure of a woman,
What is it to you?

The Promise

Inspired by Coldplay- Fix You

"Light's will guide you home, and ignite your bones and I will try (I promise, every time) to fix YOU."

When the world seems like the darkest place you've ever known,
When life isn't the way it's supposed to be,
When what you hoped for didn't arrive,
When you get to the wall and need a door but there is non,

I promise, every time, I'll be there.
To shine a light in the darkness,
To help you make your dreams come true,
To make sure, you get to where you need to go
And to build doors where there isn't any and to break down doors that won't open.

If it ever gets too quiet, tiredness in your heart,
An ache in your soul, time that has been lost,
Things you will never get back, no matter how hard you try.
If the promises made are now gone, broken, non-existent,
If you've filled enough cups with sorrow, looking for a break through

I promise, every single time,
When I myself am weary, when I myself need a light,
I will be there, don't ever doubt it.
To speak away the silence, re-light your fires,
Soften the ache, take away the sorrow,
Give you a promise.

The one, I know I can keep, all the time,
No matter where I am, what I am, who I am, at that moment,
I will be there to bring you home,
To fix every last piece,
I promise.

I will always try to fix you.

Dedicated To Love Part 2

(Lately, the songs, have just been coming to me,
Through my own experiences with those I love,
Through the lives of those I love.
And again, I dedicate this, to love.)

On those cold nights, after a long day,
When the lights go off and the night is still,
When you think of life, think of all you've been,
Would you give it up?
Would you try again?

Is it what you want? All you've,
Ever needed?
Is it sweet and true? Or painful and old?

And if you had a chance, just for one day,
Would you trade it all in and take a sunny day instead?
No mistakes, no worries, no tears,
No passing years, leaving you empty,
No hurt or pain, just joy and gain,
No losses, no fails.

Love never promised anyone it'd be easy,
Love didn't say you'd never have to fight for that feeling,
Love never lied, to anyone at anytime,
Love gave you a choice.

So on those cold nights, after a long day,
When the lights go out, find that stillness in your heart,
When you're thinking of all you've been,
All you've seen
Don't you dare give it up, don't you trade it in.

Try again,
I know it's more than you'd ever thought,
The load gets heavy sometimes,
But it's the road you have to walk,
Pain builds you up,
The old helps you love the new
And everything sweet and true.

And if you had the chance, just for one day,
Smile at the rain,
These mistakes stand for you to gain,
These tears will ease your pain,
The years have taught you so much
And when you're on your last hour before the lights go off
Dedicate it all to love.

COUNTRY BREEZING

It's cold outside and the day's been long,
She's so weary.

The months roll by and the time goes fast,
He's so tired.

They were lights in the dark for each others sake
But now that light is dim.

Where do they go?
Can they begin again?
What is this pain they feel when they search and find,
The light's just not there?

They go on each day just trying to find,
A glimmer of what they had.

The nights are cold, the days are long but,
There's no shelter from any storm,
Cause it's gone,
All gone.

Gone with the pain of every other heartache,
Every other mistake,
Every other turn life had to make.

It's a cold night,
She's feeling weary,
It's been a long long day,
He's so tired,
She wraps her arms, around their love,
Somewhere between today, tomorrow and yesterday,
The light will shine.
Again.

TOUCH THE MOON

Let's touch the moon tonight.
In the dark, in the stillness of the clouds,
As the stars shine bright,
Let's touch the moon light.

With our hearts, with our hands,
With our bodies, with our lives,
Let's dance by their light
And touch the moon tonight.

If it rains, if it's cloudy,
If it's cold and dreary,
Let's touch the moon with the rain in our eyes,
The cold on our hands
And the song in our hearts
Let's touch the moon tonight.

Burning bright,
Brighter than the sun tonight,
Brighter than any night,
Let's get to the moon,
It's so beautiful tonight.

It's like looking through a mirror to your soul.
That moment, when you're all alone.
When the night is still, the birds asleep,
When all you can hear is your heart beat.

I never saw it then, but I recall it now.
It was still against the raging winds of your mind,
A being unlike any you had ever seen,
It was so unreal, you never saw it,
Until now.

When you felt a million things, weighing you down.
Hurting your soul, threatening your light.
When you looked for a hand to hold,
You never saw it, until now.

There she was, by your side.
Through the night, through the day.
Through the calm, through the rage.
There she was,
Silent, peaceful, quiet creature,
Smiling and making it all disappear,
When you reached out for a hand,
It's hers you found,

Like looking through a mirror,
To your soul.