What is inside?

What is the feeling,
That's burning inside?

What is the longing,
That time subsides?

What is the agony,
That fear hides?

Is it love that pierces my side,
Or is it lust that we often try?

Is the Answer Choice?

Darkness floods like the waters of old,
Life grows increasingly hard to strive for,
Why when the mundane sets in,
Is it so hard to see past the rain?

At what part does desire manifest,
At what part do my choices become reality,
Is there really rest for the weary,
Is there joy for the hearts of those not average?

When music hits does the soul feel joy,
Or does the soul feel joy before the music is created,
What connects the life we want most,
to the life we currently live?

Is the answer choice?

Pressure

What is Pressure?

Is it what hides behind our deepest intent?
Is it the down for what we believe the up to be?
Is it a frown behind a veiled smile?
Is it self-imposed or is it justified by life?

If we can decide who we are,
Does that mean we can rise above the pressure by a simple choice?

When when the world seems tough do we hide behind pressure,
Is it for pressure's sake or is it for definition?

Why do we define ourselves by the pressure we face,
Why don't be define ourselves by the decisions we make?

We are

We are because we choose who we are not.
We are because there has to be a way forward.
We are because life affords time to grow.

You are you, I am me, and together life forms the "we,"
For without the "we," neither you nor I could be.

Freedom

To see someone else clearly
Is to see your won reflection.

To see beauty in the darkness
Is to embrace your own light.

To understand the pain of another
Is to feel life for yourself.

To embrace another in love
Is to feel love within yourself.

To be who you are mean to be
Is to embrace being free.

Bluebird

Why oh why do bluebirds fly?
How can they know themselves so well,
To know that flying is even possible?

Progress

O'foreign feeling of progress,
I plea for your desire to stay,
So when I reach into your chest of treasures,
I'm left with my new way.