To my Mama

Mama, I know I'm grown

And I'm too big for this

Too old for bedtime stories

Or a goodnight kiss

I have left the nest

We're over six hundred miles apart

But even though I'm far away

I know I'm still in your heart

I know I'm big now, Mama

But if you've got the time

Could you sing to me

over the phone tonight?

You're still the one I go to

When life get's a little rough

And no matter how old I get

I'll still need my mama's love

 

 

 



Waiting

I keep waiting for the day

everything will change

The day I have an epiphany

and catch my big break

The day I find somewhere

in this world that I fit

They that my luck finally

decides to flip

The day that I find what

I've been looking for

When I don't feel like a failure,

a nothing anymore

I keep thinking it's coming

but it never does

I know I shouldn't give up

I am still young

But my feet are getting tired

and my head hangs low

I hope my day will come soon

but I just don't know

The Danger of Beauty

Beauty is a matter of opinion

Sometimes it only hides the beast inside

Behind the perfect mask of an Adonis

The worst kind of monster may hide

So strange to see an innocent life taken

By Aphrodite's lovely little hands

But many a terror has been guided

By the cruelty of beauty's commands

A Love Story

He's been hurt and she's been hurt

So the walls are firmly up

Neither wants to be alone

But neither wants to fall in love

He loses his temper

She pretend she isn't scared

She turns away

He pretends he doesn't care

Both are so blind

That neither can see

Each has exactly

What the other one needs

And just when it seems

Like they'll never figure it out

One big fight, a storm of tears

And the walls come crashing down

They love and they live

As they never have before

He's been hurt and she's been hurt

But it doesn't matter anymore

Then one day he bends his knee

And she says yes

Three months later

She wears a white dress

They promise each other

To give it all they have

They seal the vow with a kiss

And never look back

To My Sister on Her 16th Birthday

Cinna, today you turn sixteen

So, if you'll take advice from me

A bit of sisterly wisdom I'll impart

From my four extra years and my heart:

Listen to Mama, she knows most everything

Never give in to your insecurity

Boys will lie, and men will too

Don't let stupid people get to you

Keep an open mind, and an open heart

Make sure you can finish what you start

Don't be afraid to get a little crazy

After all, it runs in the family

Think before you decide to pick a fight

It's good to laugh, and it's okay to cry

When you fall down, get right back up

And always remember that you are loved

Soar

Country musick

and rock and roll

Fire in her eyes

 Musick in her soul

Laughter on her lips

And love in her heart

She starts dancing

When the sun goes down

Plays her musick

A little too loud

 Like a star she shines

Brightest in the dark

 She's learning how to fly

Her wings give her life

 She needs to be free

To live and love and dream

The chains can't hold her anymore

She'll break away and

Soar

to loved ones in distress

Life is hard

Life is rough

I understand

Times are tough

And I know

That you're really hurting

I know that

Life has got you down

The dark clouds

Are hanging around

And deep inside

You're thinking you deserve it

But, my dear, no matter what you've done

I need for you to know that you are loved

I love you

Even when you're bad

I love you

When you make me mad

I love you

When you break my heart

Even when we're both

Falling apart

I love you

On Certain Kinds of Men

We all know those guys

You love to hate

And hate to love

You can't help yourself

Get caught up in

the push and shove

You want to kill him

Want to kiss him

In the end you just give in

Let him talk you into trouble

Turn you away

from kith and kin

His love is highs and lows

But the good seems

worth the bad

In a way,

He's both the best

And the worst you've ever had

He makes it hard

to think straight

I know it's hard to be smart

But a warning, my dear

You will end up

with a broken heart