Memories

I remember when I was crying

and you were there to break my fall

and you always hated to see my tears

So I stopped crying around you

I remember when I was being picked on

and you defended me

and you always got between me and danger

So I stopped getting into trouble

I remember when I couldn't stand on my own two feet

and you took me hand

and you were always supporting me...

So I got a little stronger

tried to take my burden off your shoulders

cause it was never yours to carry

and I don't care if it kills me

to let you live your life

without me to look after

cause I've never been good

at anything but running away

until today

Fair-Weather Friend

Dear Fair-Weather Friend,

I've been there for you

through thick and through thin

but you've never been more

than a Fair-Weather Friend

You've told me you care

just to keep me nearby

in case you need my shoulder

in case you need to cry

I told you I'd be here

For you 'til the end

but you're still nothing more

than a Fair-Weather Friend

Life

Life is like a dance

Sometimes it's slow and smooth

Sometimes it's fast and furious

Some people know all the moves

Some people are just making things up as they go

But only the people out on the floor are really having a good time

Dreaming

I see the past through one eye

and the present through the other

and I'm always walking towards the future

it doesn't feel like I'm getting anywhere at all

Am I even moving?

Is any of this real?

maybe I'm only dreaming....

I'm living for the here and now

but I don't know if I'm living at all

I just keep walking towards the blurry horizon

it doesn't feel like I'm getting anywhere at all

Am I even moving?

Is any of this real?

maybe I'm only dreaming....

When will it be my turn?

and will I ever get the chance?

And how will I ever know if I'm alive

If I never get to color outside these lines?

it doesn't feel like I'm getting anywhere at all

Am I even moving?

Is any of this real?

maybe I'm only dreaming....

Nobody

Nobody hugs me

Nobody's there

Nobody listens

Nobody cares

Nobody holds me

like I'm his whole world

Nobody thinks

that I'm more than just some girl

and everyone tells me that

Nobody's a fool

but if I am thread

He is the spool.

In the end

In the end my life is words
scrawled in lines across the page
leaving not a single spot of white
with no two words the same

and it's written in so many colors
that the words are hard to read
but these words are all I've learned
my love, my life, my creed

In the end my life's a book
faded by the sands of time
it may be tattered and torn
but in the end....
.... it's mine.

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Tiger

He's always lazing about
a very toothy smile without
while within is unadulterated fury
that tears his prey to shreds

With a mighty roar
the whole earth trembles
He is both deadly and beautiful
Don't screw with the tiger
he'll tear out your throat
The best you can ever pray for
is that the tiger might choke
but he's far to majestic
and he chews his victims with care

The tiger doesn't ask questions
like who you are or where
you're from
and he needs no one
The tiger is my fury
and he'll always be there

Rage

Rage
A caged tiger
That tears itself from my chest
Is constantly prowling
Just below the surface
So I don’t let anybody get too close
Cause it’s always on a rampage
Thrashing and writhing
And constantly fighting
To make its escape
Nothing can quell its fury
And it’ll stay long after I’m buried
Cause the tiger never sleeps
He’ll never shed a tear
For all those he kills
The tiger doesn't care
He knows no fear

Who I Am

All those times when I told myself
That you didn't know me at all
they really come back to me
now that I can't recall
who I am or where I've been

All those times I was so sure
that you couldn't see me
they really come back
when I realize you're the only one
who can tell me who I am.

Cause we've walked down the same roads
under similar circumstances
we've learned things the hard way
and took way too many chances

and All those times when I told myself
That you didn't know me at all
they really come back to me
now that I can't recall
who I am or where I've been

The Things That I Can't Say

The things that I can't say
are the things that I write down
The words I can't stop penning
are the ones stuck in my mouth
Because emotions are always
so hard to describe
and poetry's so easy
for me to write
and sometimes you'll have
to read between these lines
to see
how I'm really feeling inside

Paths

Our lives have been two ever winding paths
sometimes going opposite directions
but always colliding at the strangest times
we always part on decent terms
as if by some odd chance we know
We'll always meet again
Seems like it's been that way forever
now suddenly I can't live without you
something deep inside me is reaching out
and it's like there never was a doubt
that we belong together
that our hands and our feet move as one
that our hearts and our souls beat together
I can't say "I love you" even though it feels like
those words are pulsing through my every vein
it feels like they're in every breath I breathe
the words "I miss you" ring true
and I can't miss anyone but you
However long we've got to be apart
I'll keep you in my heart
I'll keep fighting til we meet again
I refuse to die anywhere but in your arms

Smiling Through the Rain

I found God
on the corner of first and main
he was leaning on a light post
standing in the rain
he never said a word
as I sat down at his feet
I saw his lips up turn
as I followed his gaze.

"It's been awhile,"
I say softly.

"It has," he says lightly.

"You waited..." I murmur

"I did," he agrees
a smile playing at his lips

"Why?" I ask, gaze moving fully to him

His eyes fall on me
"I missed you."

The words are sincere.

I let out a tired sigh
gaze flickering to the ground in front of me
"I think I missed you too..."

A moment of silence passes
comfortable, despite the steady rain
He offers me his hand
"May I have this dance?"
It's my turn to smile
as I place my hand in his
I jump as thunder claps overhead
and a light chuckle reaches my ears
his eyes twinkle at my wide eyed look
I laugh at myself
as the dance begins

The rain beats out a steady tune
and the dance is a slow swirl
and I'm smiling through the rain.


©2011 Sarah Hale

Predictability

I don't wanna know what happens next
I want a life I can't predict
I wanna run and not know where to
I wanna forget everything but you
I wanna face my demons
and not be afraid
for once in my life
I wanna go my own way

All this predictability
it really gets to me
What's the point in living
if nothing ever changes?
If you already know
what they're gonna say
then what's the point
in playing this game?

I wanna fight
for my own happy ending
before it's too late
The world just keeps on spinning
and it's leaving me behind
STOP LIVING THROUGH ME
I don't wanna be
who you want me to be
I just want you to see
that this isn't me


©2011 Sarah Hale