Winter Time

Sometimes you have to start over

I guess you have to say it

I guess you have to face it

You knew this day was coming

You were afraid of what you’d see

You were afraid of living

So you lived on the edge

Balanced on the thinnest balance beam

It was more for their benefit

You wanted them to see that you could do anything

But darling, you can’t

The sooner you see that, the sooner you’ll find peace

When will you learn?

You can’t run from your past

You wanted to be the opposite of what raised you

But you become what you once had

You inherit what you hated most

This is how you learn and grow

The child running and screaming from ghosts

She is someone you still know

Although the ghosts have become something else

Something you can see more clearly

It’s the world you see all around you now

Within the darkness, the stars can hold you

You can be the light you once craved

The arms you lost long ago

This is the life you have made

This is the life you chose

You have to live it without fear

I know it’s been hard to hear

You covered your ears and sat in the corner

You didn’t want to be reminded

Of all you could’ve worked for

If things hadn’t held you back

Of all the scars that blocked blood flow

Of all the tears that blurred the words you wrote

They don’t have any control now

Embrace the dark like it is light

In September I was scared

Because I had lost parts of me for good

I didn’t want to admit it even if I could

You wear a mask made of shadows

Of the demons who had no place to go

But they’re not yours anymore

It’s time to change your life

The pain is another color on the canvas

Let it be the art you want to hang up

Something you are proud of

Because it’s you

Reviews

[Ballpark Frank]

this is beautiful. Nothing else to say really. I can relate. Very much. I have who want nothing to do with me or the others since they dont want to look behind. I dont blame them.