The stranger within

I saw a disabled man sweeping the street My heart cried out, it wept for him Why do we still not care? We let him do it, How can we bare? Yes, God made one and all To love and care for each other To be there for one another But why do we let him sweep the street Why not us do the deed? Will we ever stand as one Because this is what the Lord wants For us to live in harmony with each other To care for and love each other Did He not say unto us – “Love thy neighbor as you love yourself”

Sometimes in my life A stranger passes by That I’d stop to stare Though I’m not aware That makes a change Which often seems to amaze Sometimes in a day When thing won’t go my way I think back To what I now lack I think of days gone by Which now lay far behind Sometimes in my dreams I think of what could have been I think of what I would change To have things go my way And sometimes I do weep For our love that could have been

Behind my silence I hide my thoughts Behind my thoughts I hide my words Behind my words I hid the meaning Behind the meaning I hide my heart Behind a closed door no one sees But through an open window the light flows free Behind you there is me Behind me there is who Behind my courage I hide my fear Behind my smile I hide my tears Behind the wall around my heart Flows my love for you that will never part

A plethora of opportunities has dawned on me A bewitching love has captured me A spell of love or lust I’m under That gives me joy in abundance It is unexplainable just how I feel Whilst I know for you my love is real As free as the sun can rise So to my love can shine Perhaps it is because you are you Perhaps you took me out of the blue A plethora of opportunities has dawned on me Your bewitching love has captured me A spell of lust or love I am under It is you that gives me joy in abundance

No mercy I’ll give No loving you’ll receive You broke my heart and Left me with scars that last You deceived and You lied Whilst all the time I was too blind You told me that you love me You said that you cared But that was not true and You know it as well as I do Revenge is always sweet and That, my darling, is what you need To feel the pain and To remember that love is no game

Maybe you love me Maybe you care Maybe for me, you will always be there Maybe you will miss me Maybe you will scream Maybe this, is just another dream Maybe I am wrong Maybe you are right Maybe for me, you will fight But maybe is not enough I know I love you I know I care I know for you, I will always be there

Do you remember when she left? Do you remember that it was my shoulder you cried on? Do you remember that I wiped your tears? Do you remember that I took the blame for everything? Do you remember the hatred and abuse I had to deal with? Do you remember the pain I had to go thru alone? Do you remember that I called for months after to check how you are? Do you remember never calling me? Do you remember that I'm the youngest? Do you remember that you called me your pride and joy? Do you remember that I'm human too? Do you remember that I feel? Do you remember that I breathe? Do you even remember that I still exist? Do you?

Leave loved ones with kind words... ...it may be the last time you see them.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it

Do you remember that first kiss...the one you now wish you'd missed?

Break Me I dare you Break Me Just try Call me names And lie to my face "Break me" I cry Break me Just a little at a time Break me In your own stride Try to make me swallow my pride "Break me" you lie Break me If my touch so repels you Break me With your insulting words Try to diminish my character "Break me" you cheat Break me You small minded man Break me I dare you to try Oh wait, you broke me before I'm breakable no more

I put you on a pedestal high Made you out to be perfect guy You don’t deserve that pedestal of mine Nor are you a perfect guy Yet somehow you capture my attention I focus on more than just your shallow intentions Knowing that you could never deeply care for me Yet, a minute with you I’d rather be The perfect form in which you came Will someday fade away For now I chose to be blind I stand still in time The knowledge that you will never love me The knowledge that I have nothing to gain Rather with you I’ll be Even in this shattering pain

If ever you need a friend On me you can depend If ever you need a shoulder on which to cry On me you can rely If ever your days grow dark I will give you the spark of light If ever you think of giving up I will lift you up If ever you feel too weak to go on I’ll stand by you If ever you need a helping hand Take this hand that I extend If ever you though that you were alone Remember that you have a sister back home

You came in to my life And tore by heart apart You left me with nothing You took it all with you I died inside No more pain, no more pain I gave in to the numbness You took it all You acted like you cared You knew I was scared You let me love you And you took it all One day, one day, I needed you You were not there One day, only one day You had no time I still haven’t cried Part of me had died And now I live my life With nothing at all You took everything I had You broke me But I stand up and rise again I will forget…and then forgive

“Death” I looked you straight in the eye Yet I did not fear you I knew you would come And expected it I have no regrets I have lived my life fully Yet I have one concern – I leave those behind that lived life with me “Life” Remember me as I always was That is all that I can say When you think of me Think of the happy times Don’t be angry and don’t be sad Think of all we shared and be glad Just remember “Not our will but the Fathers will” Take this to heart to make you still Remember my love is always with you And pray for me as I will pray for you Don’t see me as dead because I will always be alive In your thoughts and heart We might have parted but this is not the end Till we meet again…

And when you wake I’ll be gone The pain I’ll take On my way on And when you wake My love would have passed And you’ll have a taste Of what didn’t last And when you wake I’d have gone My love you did waste And you’ll have none And when you wake It will be too late…

I never thought I’d meet you Our worlds were far apart I never thought I’d see you I never thought you’d see me I heard you were one of a kind Something that confuses the mind I never thought it could be so true Until I got to know you I’ve seen you at night I’ve seen you during the day I stood in front of your door I roamed your streets I never saw you as delicate Yet wanted to love you as such I drank it all in I thought you did too I gave you my heart I gave you each beat Who would have thought a city could kill… Milan, I died when I left

I woke up this morning And stared into your emotionless eyes I wonder who this stranger is looking back at me Your eyes the door to your unfeeling soul There was a time I was your everything Your day started with me and night could not end without me I wonder who she is that have taken you so far away from me So far away that you no longer see me You don't see the pain And you don't see my sorrow You look thru me And you don't even see me What happened to the man that used to open the car door? What happened to the one that pulled out my chair? Who are you that no longer see me? What are you doing in my bed? I try to think of days gone by The days I gave you all my love And it was all unrequited And all I feel is sad I can't even laugh at the good times we had Your memories makes me feel demented You don't see the pain And you don't see my sorrow You look right thru me And you don't even see me I wonder who she is I wonder what makes her so special Don

Why should I ever say I love you When it’s clear to the world to see? Why should I ever say I care When you know I’m always there? Why should I make a move When you never prove how you really feel? Why can’t you just say how you feel When your eyes are the place it’s seen? Why can’t you say you care While you act concern? Why can’t you say you love me When, in your presence, your love enfolds me? Why should we hide our love When everyone can see it in our eyes? Why should we hide how we truly feel When life’s too short to keep it all in? Why do we please people’s gossip When we’re better off without it? Why should I then not say… Why should I then not write… Please tell me why should I not exclaim “I LOVE YOU!!” Why?

Sitting here, all alone Thinking about our love, now gone Never thought I’d feel this way Never thought I’d hear you say Goodbye I need you like never before I miss you now, even more I thought you could but Never thought you would say Goodbye You tore my heart apart My tears are proof of what is done I never showed how much you truly meant I never showed I really cared Now you’re gone and Where you’re now, nothing’s wrong Never thought I’d feel this way Never thought I’d hear you say Goodbye