OLD - Untitled.

Tell me why the sun shines brighter,

while that good man’s heart begins to dim?

Can you tell me why our worlds so cruel?

Our world that grows to be a place so grim.

We all know this battle has to stop.

There is no love or compassion anymore.

And it’s hard see the good in people,

when you can see the destruction of this war.

Negotiate using words as ammunition,

you don’t need guns to make an agreement.

Relax and just put away your weapons.

Don’t fight because you think it’s convenient.

Peace is all we need in the world,

so could you try to find it in your heart,

and not in those exploding bombs,

that people use to tear this country apart.

OLD - Heart&Key.

I sat on the sidewalk,

crying in the rain...

Our eyes locked for a moment,

and you saw my pain.

On that sorrowful day,

I was truly afraid.

I locked away my heart,

but you offered me a trade.

You asked for my heart,

or rather, the key...

You swore never to hurt me,

and you wouldn't tear it apart.

My hands had been shaking.

My eyes red from tears,

but I handed it over,

despite all of my fears.

You took me on an adventure

and set my solemn heart free.

Now after all this time...

You still have my heart.

You've kept your promise,

and never have we been apart.

OLD - Fourteen Years Father.

Recently I've turned fourteen.

Nothing seems different or new.

A part of me feels missing.

Your gone and it's obviously true.

Never have we met before,

but now I will be trying.

After fourteen years,

some long years of crying.

I always did wonder,

if you left me by choice??

I haven't seen your face,

or ever heard your voice.

I wish to seek out my father,

Just to tell him, “Goodbye."

Sorry that I left Mother,

but you know that I have to try.

OLD - Build Me A World.

I feel nothing in this world,

not one thing, not at all.

I under go no emotions,

even as you see tears fall.

Can't you hear my cries for help

or the pounding of my feet?

Can you describe the way it felt?

The feeling of my heart beat.

Could you fill this world with people

who won't talk about you from afar?

People who won't ignore you

for whom you really are.

Build me a world I can escape to,

a world where we can be free.

a world that's worth the emotion,

a world where I can be me.

OLD - Unspoken.

I'm sorry for being so late.
I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner,
but I didn't want to do or say
something that I’d later hate.

You said a few simple words
and I completely shut down.
I didn't know what to say
until it was time to leave town.

I blamed my defense mechanism,
but I know it was my own fault.
I couldn't bring myself
to just say the words and tell him.

I thought that my heart
couldn't handle a rejection,
but now we're too far apart
to even make a connection.

And now my heart is broken.
"I can't get you off my mind,"
the words I could've spoken
now remain unheard by all mankind.

OLD - My Night Flight.

When I go to bed at night,

my imagination takes flight.

In my mind, I am soaring.

I see a sky that is worth adoring.

And when I hear you calling,

I start unwillingly falling...

Then when you catch me,

I know that I am safe.

And one day we will meet

all because of faith.

Suffocating.

The little time life gives me in a day,
won't allow me to relax.

It feels like I'm just throwing my life away
while I sit in class searching for the facts.

Fact is life isn't going to slow down.
Not for you, not for anybody.

I'm stressed.
I'm in distress.
I'm suffocating
trying to breath
when I feel the need to scream.

I want to break free
but I'm afraid of falling
from this tree
that my family
has grown before me.