Destined

There's something in the way you smiled
When you first looked at me
I knew you were someone
I'd want to know
Maybe you and I
Ought to take a walk
Tell each other our secrets
Reveal our hearts desires
Maybe by the end
We'll find that
Life was only leading
To that point in time
Where you and I
Knew we were destined for more
That we were destined for each other

I Am Not Alone

I am not alone
Fighting with this sorrow
Battling this depression
I am not alone
Wanting to give up
Letting life go
I am not alone
Every day I wake up
Wishing that I hadn't
I am not alone
In a room full of players
Each with their own mask
I am not alone
Everyone plays a part
In a world full of torture
I am not alone
So today I'll lift my head
Walk with a purpose
I am not alone
I will open up more
Share my life with others
I am not alone

Let's Be Friends

When I first saw you
I didn't look twice
You were pretty
But I wasn't drawn to you
Then I saw you again
And I began to want
To know you more
I began to want to know who you were
This beautiful woman in front of me
I wanted to know if you wanted to know me
I wanted to know if you'd be my friend
Who are you mysterious woman
Who wants to know me
Who tells me she cares
Who wants to talk to me
Tell me who you are
And I'll tell you who I think I am
I can't promise much
But I can promise to be honest
All I ask is the same from you
So let's be open
Let's be friends

Secret

I've got a secret
I need to tell you
Something I've been concealing
I'm afraid to tell you though
I'm afraid you'll run away
Tell me I'm not right
I'm afraid you'll judge me too quickly
Can't you see I just need a friend
Won't you be my friend
Won't you hear my story
Please don't go
I need you here to help
I can't hold this secret any more
Please just listen
That's all I can ask

Father Please (a song)

Sitting here in my room
I'm crying miserably
I can't find you tonight
I'm so cold and alone
Where are you when I'm torn
I need you tonight

Father please
Come back to me tonight
Let me feel your warm embrace
I'm crying out to you

I see you every day
Walking with your head down
You're scared to show who you are
I watch you read your book
Curled up by yourself
Your crying inside

Father please
Come back to her tonight
Let her feel your warm embrace
She's crying out to you

Don't try to run away
Let Him come to you
With all of your pain
All of your tears
He knows them all already
So bring your tears to Him

Father please
Come back to us tonight
Let us feel your warm embrace
We're crying out to you

We're crying out
We're crying out

Father please
Come back to us tonight
Let us feel your warm embrace
We're crying out to you

Monster Inside

I want to make a fist
Throw it forward blindly
Taking out whatever
Would happen to cross my path
I can't contain my fury
It's building up inside
Bubbling and boiling
Past the level of control
Into a level of destruction
Breaking down all my walls
Torturing the peace in me
Shoving it away
It become superior
to all I hold inside
It rampages throughout
Trying to escape
Like a monster trapped in a cage
Ripping at the bars
Tearing at the floor
He'll find away
To wreak his havoc
And rest again
Until he's ready
For another storm

Afraid of the Pain

There's got to be a reason
For you and me
To be here today
I was bitter and spiteful
Yet you stayed by my side
You forgave me for my anger
You understood my need for frustration
I can't understand
Why when I'm hurting inside
And I lash out at you
You're willing to let it slide
Telling me its alright
We all need to break down and cry
Sometimes its brings out
Who we really are
You know that somehow
And still you care
Don't let me fall
I'm afraid of the pain
I don't want to hurt any more
I just want to be whole again
Please keep me from the pain

One Hundred

In commemoration
Of poem one hundred
I'd like to write one hundred words
One hundred is a number
Many people like to count to
It is used to make statistics
And the grading scale is to it as well
One hundred means a century
When we measure things in years
One hundred days of school
Means eighty more to go
The number one hundred
Is overflowing with value
One hundred pennies make one whole dollar
And one hundred dollars
Is one crisp Benjamin
And now to finish
My poem of one hundred words
I'll end with my one hundredth word

Unity

In differences we came
In unity we leave
But in between
Something happened
Between everyone of us
Love grew stronger
Prayers longer
Worship louder
Spirituality deeper
Everlasting bonds created
So we leave in unity
Loving one another
A family forever

Hands

Lord that my hands
Do Your work
Glorifying You
In all I that I do
Not just lifting them up
In times of praise
But in doing Your will
In every day deeds
May my works reflect
Your Spirit within me

Mind

May my mind
Be ever searching
Yearning to learn more
Willing to fight the struggles
Striving to gain knowledge
Being faithful in my studies
So I may learn
All that I can
And be faithful to You

Heart

To love is to show
Affection from within
True love is dying for another
Even if they may be
A neighbor or enemy
Giving a life to save another
Selfishness pushed aside
This is what Jesus did
He died on the cross
So our lives may continue

The Right Path

Along the journey we take
Our roads cross many paths
Often we make decisions
Based on what is easiest
Not always what is right
We try and fool ourselves
Saying its not that bad
We'll make up for it tomorrow
But all it does is make it worse
We keep getting further away
The only way back
Is through giving up our lives
To the one who knows our ways
To Christ our King
He'll take your hand
And guide you back
Planting your feet
Firmly on the right path once more

Guiding Light

Lord Your feast is plentiful
Better that a thousand of ours
Father Your water is fulfilling
Taking away all thirst
Father let me drink Your water
Let me eat of Your bread
Fill me life with You
Let only You shine through
Be my guiding light

Memories

We sing and we laugh
All through the day
But when the night comes
We're all alone
We start drifting away to times gone by
Our smiles turn into tears
Our laughter into sobs
Oh how much things have changed
Where did all the time go
We just want to go back
We just want to hold on
Maybe tonight our memories
Will sing us to sleep
Or maybe tonight
They'll just keep us awake
Can't we escape
Fears from our past
Can't we look forward
To new beginnings of our future
Hold on tight
To all you have now
Its the only thing certain in this uncertain world

Piece of the Puzzle

There is so much to know
When you first meet a stranger
But then they become your friend
Sometimes even more
But still you have
So many questions
You want to piece them like a puzzle
And as you do
You learn more about yourself as well
You learn that puzzles
Aren't always meant to be put together
Sometimes a missing piece
Makes a little more interesting picture

I Wanna Know You

What mysteries lie beneath
The gravestones of your soul
What secrets do you keep
Locked in cages dank and musty
I wanna know it all
I wanna know you
When you lay down at night
What is it going through your mind
What stories do you tell yourself
That help you sleep at night
I wanna know it all
I wanna know you
Do your dreams reveal your desires
Or are your nightmares uncontrollable
Where does your mind go when you drift to sleep
I wanna know it all
I wanna know you

On Solid Ground

Where will it end
This line that I've been balancing on
When will my feet
Be on solid ground again
Where oh God
Have You gone
I feel as though
I'm deep in a pit
Where You can't reach me
Though I know its not true
You love me forever
No matter my stains
You wash them all away
You throw them out for good
Into the pool of the forgotten
You have already seen this fall
You know where I can stand
You guide me back
Into Your loving arms
Where I know
I don't have to worry any more
I'll once again be on solid ground

Seasons

Seasons are like life
Each one represents a stage
Spring a new born child
Budding and blooming
Children growing and learning
Summer the mid ages
Warm and relaxing
Young kids to adults happy where they are
Fall a passing
Quick changes and death of summer
Aging and passing away
Winter bleakness and uncertainty
White and muffled
Death a mystery and unknown ends
Seasons come and go
Just as people do
So enjoy each season
As though your last
Fall is just around the corner

Autumn

The chilly air
Sharp and crisp
Blowing around us
Do you hear the leaves
Crunching beneath our feet
Rustling as they are blown about
Autumn is here
Time of change
Time of beauty
Colors are vivid before the dull
Smells are enhance before the nothingness
The night sky slowly becoming clearer
Fall has arrived
And the Season of passing is upon us
Goodbye sweet Summer
Hello pungent Fall

Healing Rain

I'm standing in the rain
I feel it soak my skin
I do not feel cold though
All I feel
Is the healing power
God pour out
Your healing rain
Wash away all my sin
Cleanse my body
Wipe away the blood
My arms are stretched wide
My face turned skyward
Father pour it all out
Fill my with Your Holy Spirit
Pour it out til I can't take any more
Father Your healing rain

Until My Last Breath

If I could write a song
I'd write it for you
The lyrics I sing
Bringing you praise
Love and mercy
Flowing from my lips
All for You my King
Praise and honor
Be unto Your name
I will sing to You
Until my last breath