September Skies

Under September skies

Two shades of grey walked side by side

Turning darkness to gold

Under September skies

Two worlds would collide

And with warmth, kept out the cold.

On the edge, one said, of something big

But see, there wasn't room to grow

On the edge, one said, of something great
In a world where all is unknown

Would have fallen off the earth
With just one more step in the wrong direction
As one stepped back with a heavy heart
The other leapt for their own protection

With a blow to the heart, the girl of grey saw stars

But she's been down this road before

She'll fall behind and through the cracks
Of friends she did adore

Sweet Lullabies

tyrants they taunt her
lead her to believe
things will get better once she does succeed
the girl, she's the wiser
for here in circles she goes
and won't ever break the pattern
because it's all that she knows

the demons they whisper
sweet lullabies
of a place where the angels
look down from the skies

they say forget love only take with you pain
it'll make it easier to keep your head in the game
she's restless but worn
hollow and torn
heart's broken, soul's buried, her eyes read forlorn
she's weary but understands
that the stage is where it ends
so she packs up her things
and she gives them to friends

she accepts her new leaders
secretly they deceive her
she hears the piper's music, leading her to the theatre
the final act replaces second
and the spotlight shines down
a tear in her eye and a quivering mouth

the demons they push her onto the stage
the girl knows there's no turning back
she whispers her story as sweet lullabies fade out slowly
and the show quickly fades to black

Can Someone Die From A Broken Heart?

I truly believe that they can.

Why not?

Broken hearts can lead to someone eating their feelings, which can potentially lead to choking on food items or even obesity (which can lead to death), or on the contrary, maybe they starve themselves and die of an eating disorder.
So many widowers are known to pass shortly after their loved one does. Typically, this is due to a stress hormone being released in the body which can cause heart attacks or irrythmia, which mimics a heart attack. Possibilities are endless really.



Let's move on, shall we?

One to the Gut

Endless hours on countless walks
Had our share of elementary talks
Said you knew the pain, understood it's cause
But as a child all you knew was how to mock

Smiles in the day, face of a soldier
little girl on the inside, hoping soon it'd be over

That girl, she'd sit alone in the dark
You didn't know her at all, but now she's ready to talk

And she says

What you did to me, it hurt more than the bruises from playin in the schoolyard
What you said behind my back hurt more than any cut from fallin and man, I fell hard
Tried to be so strong
But I was barely holding on to the strings of my schoolbag
I knew inside one day I'd find
A way to keep another child from feelin that low
You never knew what it was like, no you couldn't have
Maybe you'll see now how a few strong words
Could go a long, long way...

Learning math at 3:00 and understanding chemo at 4
It was a whole other world beyond the front door
12 years old, going on 22
The names, the games, oh if my momma only knew

They wonder why I grew up so fast

But how could innocence ever last?
What you did to me, it hurt more than the bruises from playin in the schoolyard
What you said behind my back hurt more than any cut from fallin and man, I fell hard
Tried to be so strong
But I was barely holding on to the strings of my schoolbag
I knew inside one day I'd find
A way to keep another child from feelin that low
It takes it's toll, it hurts the soul
You never knew what it was like, no you couldn't have
Maybe you'll see now how a few strong words

Could go a long, long way...
World can be so cold, so cold
A head full of fear at 12 years old
Yeah I grew up much faster than you

But oh, if my momma only knew

And One To The Heart

She doesn't know
You'll catch her off guard
She's waiting to smile, but you'll shoot down her heart
She's ready to laugh so she picks up the phone
But all she gets is dial tone
She's confused yet she's calm
Interested too
So she walks to her door and she puts on her shoes
And outside she goes, but as you know, you're not there
You've just left a note on the front porch chair
She takes it inside and she sits right back down
Breathes in a large breath, makes sure noone's around.
Heart is beating fast, first line cuts like a knife
And little does she know she's been erased from your life
Tears fill her face by the time she's through reading,
She's numb and she's cold and her heart's been badly beaten
The one thing she could count on
The sole source of strength
It's all been shut down, all she can feel is the pain.

Finally gave up on someone he adores.
You won't know her hurt
But she understands yours.

Add one more to her list of scars
One to the heart and this girl saw stars