1:05
1:05am and i’m feeling alright.
something inside me knows,
getting brighter.
i’m feeling clear,
level-headed.
fun for the heck of it.
staying up late just to see the sun.
working all day because it’s fun.
self evaluation.
feelings as they come.
this is just a beginning.
i should be tired, but i’m not.
i’m full of life.
life breathing in,
life going out.
i’m and overflow of what it means to thrive.
i’m done just getting by.
i’m done just trying to survive.
i’m lost in the difference between who i want to be and who i was created to become.
i’m driving home with my knee so i can type this on my phone.
kids, stay in school.
don’t ever forget,
you can be whoever you want to be, do whatever you want to do.
but.
you’re gonna fail,
you’re gonna fall.
you’re gonna regret the best thing you ever did.
but don’t let it stop you from trying again.
i’ve sung a thousand songs.
each one its own message and story.
but when i sing my own song i feel new breath in my lungs.
new language brought to life with a familiar tongue.
the best songs i sing are the ones i’ll sing with my life;
and the times i go off pitch can always be corrected.
every time i fall, just a new promise waiting to be fulfilled.
1:26am
not sure if i love you or if i’m just in love with love.
am i looking for the one,
or just looking for someone.
anyone.
i don’t want to be too desperate.
seems like anyone could be the one as long as i’m tired of being alone.
is that really my fault?
or just the state i’m in.
does anyone else understand the state i’m in.
or is their stare just the same shade from the tv glare.
are you still watching?
do i come across as needy,
because i’m really needy.
i really needed someone.
you could tell the story.
now i’m doing this alone.
seems like it’s about time i decided to be grown.
i’m trading waking up early for staying up late.
mostly i do both in the same day.
lately i haven’t even thought of it.
too focused on what i need to do, then resting from it.
a one track mind got me killed.
you can you focus too hard on the wrong thing that you ignore yourself.
now i’m chasing silence.
alone, but still.
and that’s okay.
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