Truth...

Knowing may be believing
But it is so far from understanding
The beauty or ugliness of what is true
How it heals or deepens a wound that already grew.

Late on a cloudless night
Gazing at a particular star
Helplessly pondering over how things might
Have been different from what they are.

A deception can actually
Make a heart grow fonder
How a thing like this can be true
One still does wonder.

The same thing in different circumstances
Can make the same person laugh and cry
The same reason may, for different persons,
Be the reason to live or to die.

Incidents happening in front of you
Still hinder you from believing them
Everything is like the morning dew
Nothing remains the same.

All that can be done
Is to accept what needs to be accepted
Remember shine still must the sun
And away from the truth you just cannot run

The Light Does Shine On Me...

I smile with the smiling faces around me
I love the loving souls around me
Showered with care and happiness
I do not even see a glimpse of darkness.

I may walk alone sometimes
But am aware of people who are always with me
I may make mistakes at times
But I have friends who understand and forgive me.

The love and friendship
Always hold me tight
The joy gained is above any hardship
I never feel lonely at night.

The pleasant things in life will never seem to cease
If you look at life the way I do
The clear blue skies and the fresh green trees
And with just a little understanding of who is who.

I wonderingly gaze outside the window
The soothing sunlight touches me
I am happy and it feels as though
The light does shine on me.

Shaken Not Stirred...

With tears im my eyes My vision may be blurred I am shaken Though not stirred Shaken from my dreams, my beliefs And what I was lured Into thinking was my destiny. I hear the joy and happiness Calling out loud to me But something that had been Would not let go of me, I pray hard to have The strength to set free And run to where i belong. I have had my share Of sorrow, deceit and lies Its time for me to fly now Fly high into the clear blue skies Being where i should And doing what i want No more heart-broken cries I shut my eyes tight The tear drops down kissing my cheek I open my eyes now And can see a magical light There is nothing left of what should not be, Now I wipe that tear alright- I know i am just Shaken not stirrred.