Connection

Closed off, spirit gone
I blocked You out
I didn't want to see
The beauty wasn't for me
Afraid to open my ears
My heart I sealed off
And let my soul go dry
I could walk through this life
Quietly sensible
Doing what I should
And all would be okay
But it wasn't OK
Sensible
Duty, and supposed to
Don't fill your soul
The longer I closed my heart
The dryer became my soul
Afraid to open back up
Afraid of what it would feel like
But THE EMPTY is worse
The things I tried to fill it with
Do nothing to soothe my soul
The music is gone
And the lyrics ring hollow
I"m just inhaling.....and exhaling
But now - OPEN!
And in the stillness
The music
The reality
The still small voice
My life force returns
I can feel everything
I am connected to everything
And sometimes it does hurt
But it's also beautiful and amazing and wonderful
It's so beautiful that yes, there is pain in the knowledge
But I embrace it
This beautiful exquisite feeling
Because in feeling this
The gamut of what it is to BE
I know that I am ALIVE

The Performer

Did you know that I can see your soul?
When you open up and go inside
You go somewhere else, in that moment
Your eyes, they're closed
Your head thrown back
Looking toward the heavens
Feeling the wonder
You lose yourself in the moment
And in that moment - your soul bursts wide open
And I can SEE IT!
You have a beautiful soul
And that is why I come to watch
Because I have seen, and it was beautiful

Mirror

FACE IT
EMBRACE IT
LOOK AT IT STRAIGHT ON
IT'S ALL YOU
DON'T HIDE

Now

Blend your voices
Lend a hand
Stop a hurt
Walk this land
Make your way
And mark your place
Forever is tomorrow
And that's our ace
Trust, forgiveness
Reaching out
Truly seeing
Silent shout
I need to hear you
To see your face
Touch the earth
Heal this place

4ST

Love that big grin you get on your face
Joy in just that moment
Reminds me to do the same

We may be livin' on the edge
Sometimes it's pretty dark
We look for the light in each other

Keep smiling, sharing, and singing
It helps us keep the lights on when things are darkest
Thanks for the help while we walk this way

Wings

Plenty of focus
Trying to force it
It clips your wings
Spending time on such things
Cherish the days
Burn up the nights
The last chapter always comes

The Ride

Fear of taking a risk
Crashing into life
Not sure how to put the brakes on
If I can't control it
I've just gotta roll with it
No reason not to enjoy the ride
River keeps rollin'
Choice
Don't even get your feet wet
Or a ride down the rapids
Do you feel it too?
I need to take that ride