When I Show You My Words

When I show you my words, I hope to see
everyone of you close your eyes,
let them sink in, and visualize
these experiences that happened to me.

I hope to see you open up your heart,
let in the joy and the sadness,
to feel my pain and madness,
but to realize there's still one more part.

I hope to see my message be found
when my words come to an end
always just around the bend,
and to find that there's hope all around.

New Beginnings

I am from a hammock swinging gently
engulfed in blue
a cloudless sky of blue blue blue
where the birds sing and the summer air
opens up my soul.

I am from the comfort of a kayak
on a lake called Love
drifting, drifting, roasting in the sun
where my worries run dry and my thoughts
can be free.

I am from the top car of the ferris wheel
with a smile on my face
in that perfect moment of happiness
where my wonders of the future trickle
into the distance.

I am from the little old church
down the road
with the out-of-tune piano and graduation robes
where I smiled, where I laughed,
and where I cried.

I am from the melody of a wondrous girl
at the edge of a cliff
letting her hopes and dreams slip through her fingers
where she knows she'll never get them back
ever again.

And now, as the leaves turn brown and summer slows to a stop
I realize,
I am from a world of change
where memories are made and time makes way
for new beginnings.