You Do Nothing

You see her moving slowly, so slowly
You see something's wrong, you know it
What do you do to help the girl who's hardly moving?
You observe everything, but you do nothing.
Tears roll down her face, you're watching them go
You think to yourself not a more tragic thing will you ever see
How can you help her, what can you do?
You pity her, but you do nothing.
The light in his eyes is gone, dull & empty pools remain.
You can't help but stare at his loss of hope
What do you say to remind him he's alive?
Worry grips you, but you do nothing.
Why do we do this to each other,
Avoid contact with those in pain?
Deep inside we know they're hurting to the bone
But we're too cowardly to act, so we do nothing.
This is out world
These are our people
Cay in & day out we let those who need us down.
At what point do we stop this foolishness & act?!?
You can see my pain as you look at my face.
You can feel the agony I'm in as you walk on by.
Though I say nothing & express nothing
You can sense all that I'm holding back.
I make your job easy for you.
I don't cry, I pretend there's a fire behind my eyes
So I let you pass me in an instant
But I leave a bitter after taste that sits on your tongue.
Let that eat its way into your soul,
Let it devour your mind as you go about your day,
Remember that bruised girl, & the sad boy,
Think twice & then do something.

All You've Gotta Do

All you've gotta do is breathe.
Close you're eyes, count to ten & let it go
There are somethings that just aren't worth it.
No offense, but this is one of those things
Why get your undies in a bundle over the little stuff?
Save your nerves the stress.
Just relax, everything's gonna be okay
You're not gonna die, one day you won't even remember this
Get over your past, move on because there's nothing to change
All you're gotta do is breathe
Turn you're heels & walk away
I know it's hard but it's not worth it
As a wise man once said, "This too shall pass."
Take it with a grain of salt
Or apply any cliche of your choice
Believe it or not, you're not alone in this
Your life is just starting out
Everything gets better.
All you've gotta do is breathe
Who am I to tell you it's all going to be okay?
What do I know of the agony in your chest?
I can't have ever felt that nothingness that grips you.
But I have, I feel it at this very moment
How can I know that it will all  turn out okay?
Those shoes you're wearing?
I've put them on & taken them off far too many times
Trust me when I say, there is so much more waiting for you.
All you've gotta do is breathe
Get past this part of your life, hold on
Someday soon you'll wake up & those shoes will be gone
Their voices & actions will be far behind you.
For now, you've got me to lean on
& I won't rest until you do what you've gotta do & breathe.

You Are Scaring Me

You are scaring me
That look in your eyes, those words you say
They scare me half to death
I want to run, as far away as I can from you
Because I can't look at you in the same way
This is hard.
It's so hard for me to say these words out loud
I care for you a lot
But you are moving way too fast for me
I'm still trying to catch my breath from him.
You are scaring me
Those words you spoke so easily
Boy, those are such powerful words
How could you mean them?!
I am no where near the point where I could say them too
My struggle is still to keep my feet beneath me.
Beautiful though those words my sound to you
To me they make me want to run from you
As far & as fast as I can.
Just so I don't have to hurt you
You are scaring me
I'm still so used to his face & his name
The face that often haunts my dreams
I doubt you can comprehend his place in my heart
It is that which concerns me most
Because I am such a wreck
You have your life all together
Don't trust me so much, don't look to me for happiness
I can be a factor, but please don't put me on a pedestal
I am no angel, I am a confused & hurting girl.
You are scaring me
& if you're not more careful, I may run.

We ...

We all have a choice.
We can either help or save.
We can either end or begin.
We can either proceed or retreat.
We are given the options
We have the world in our hands.
We all have a choice.
We can choose to break somebody's heart,
We can choose to hold somebody while they cry.
We can change the world or hold it where it is.
We can create or we can destroy
We live, we laugh, we love, we dream.
We all have a choice.
We can act on our dreams,
We can act on our loves,
We can laugh on & on & on.
We can live that life we're called to live,
We can also throw that all away.
We all have a choice.
We hate, we lie, we cheat, we kill.
We want more & more of that which fills us.
We take the pills, we shoot the drugs,
We drink the Kool-Aid to feel the peace.
We do this all for we have the choice.
We all have a choice.
We can be moral or we can be instinctual,
We can choose life or we can choose death.
We may put others before ourselves,
We may self indulge & leave suffering in others.
We are the world, we make up the universe.
We all have a choice.
We need to use those choices to change lives.