I Take Off The Mask!

What do we look forward to?
When we were kids,
we looked forward to growing up
when we were teenagers,
we looked forward to finishing our studies
when we were young adults,
we looked forward to getting a job
when we were finally stable,
we looked forward to getting married,
when we got married,
we looked forward to having kids
when we had kids,
we looked forward [...]

intense emotions
can’t stand the pain
parting
farewells
tears my soul apart
how do you keep on hoping
while holding
the broken pieces of your heart?
but you hope
you hold on
you take a deep breath
and you are able to breathe
alas
hope is there
in that very breath
and you are able to wipe away your tears
for a while
tides recede
for it is nature’s way
it will rise again
but [...]

I may not always be by your side,
but my prayers will be with you.
I may not always help you,
but deep inside you know I want to.
I may not always do what you like,
but I will do the best I can.
I may not always understand,
but we can still walk hand in hand.
I may not be the [...]

A cross
a pebble
a bookmark
a pair of chopsticks
How about you,
what are your most treasured possessions?

Why does it seem so hard
to be loved
to be accepted
for who you really are?
I am sad
I am lonely
I am misunderstood
Maybe times like these
only the man in the cross
can fathom my tears
and honor them
as though coming
from a sacred fountain
both sorrowful
and divine.

 
 
The rain is pouring
The sky is dark
There’ll be no hills to climb today
There’ll be no seas to cross
But I’ll sip my coffee
and I will be cozy
and enjoy the cool wind
blowing by
meanwhile.
 
The land is plowed
The seeds are planted
Yet harvest time has not arrived
But I’ll watch the sunset
and my fields of gold
and I’ll take
a sweet little nap
meanwhile.
 
Yea [...]

 
There is morning and there is evening,
yet there is only time;
there is toil and there is rest,
yet there is only life
there is sorrow and there is happiness,
yet there is only beauty;
there is pain and there is laughter
yet there is only peace
there is body and there is spirit
yet there is only man
there is holding on and [...]

What do I look forward to
if my beloved isn’t here
what do I live for
what do I strive for
whom do I cheer for
along the way?How do I drag my feet to move
each day that I won’t see her face
How do I smile
without seeing her kind face
smiling back at me?
How do I listen to songs
now that all [...]

Be still my heart
and let your troubles melt away
You are loved
You are free
Yours is the earth and more
for great indeed is your inheritance
You need not be troubled
You need not fear of anything
You need not wear yourself out anymore
by efforts that have brought you nothing
You need only to rest
to trust
to believe
that everything’s going to be just [...]

Let go of your tears,and you will see the light.Let go of your worries,for tomorrow is alright.
Let go of your troubles,or you might lose your peace.Let go of your fears,and you will find your dreams!
You will find your life,is more meaningful to live.You will find your burden,getting lighter like your soul.
You will find happiness,always [...]

At the end of the day,after all the work is done;At the end of the day,as we watch the setting sun;
After all the trials,and after all the pain;After all the struggles,to make it through the day;
I thank God for peace and rest,and for little smiles from you;I thank God for rising stars,and for little hugs [...]

Hold my hand in friendship,while I am still alive.Come take my hand and walk with me,along the road of life.For I don’t want your whispers,when my ears can no longer hear,Nor your embrace,when I can no longer feel.Let me know you need me,while I can still extend my hand;Lest I let the Savior take me,to [...]