When I go to sleep tonight I dare myself to see the light Ignore the faults of the stars And follow the chasing cars Dream of nightmares that bring joyful tears And pray prayers that only the Lord can hear. Embrace the pain that I ignored for so long Remember the things that kept me strong When I wake up I expect not to feel beaten-up Not too broken Not overfilled with a wide range of emotion I am not a ball to be tossed around But a royal ready to be crowned Yet when I sit o

I give other people the advice I refuse to take like if I can’t use it maybe they can And it’s always the correct and good advice the kind that could bring me relief and help plan Out my days and see what I can control “you don’t need it all figured out right now” Yet I watch it go in one ear and out the other I really really want to know how To keep that advice for myself for once and allow myself to slow down a bit I’m running so fast but I’m not being chased I’m searching

Why do you sit alone And why do I love it so much? It may be unintentional Or purposefully unconventional But every day it’s just such A fascinating topic to discuss Only from a distance, of course I sit across the way Admiring day by day Your silence only does enforce The idea that we Could not be any more different I’m glaringly bright You hold secrets like the night And my heart can’t prepare for the imminent Fall because you see I’m a tale as old as time Opposites attract