WINTER NIGHT

Under the winter night
Souls hiding in the sand
Memories of death
Tears of love ones in our heart

Life is stolen from an infant
Hopes tarnished and destroyed
Grievances harboring the earth
War at the boarders brings conflict

No more retribution, no more ease of mind
Triggered violence to avenge
The killings will not cease to end
For things are getting out of hand

When you pick up arms to fight
Is it justified that you're right?
Because it saddened the heart
Yesterday we were brothers in birth

Enemies on the front line at dusk
Salvaging every glimpse of breath
If only in such an imperfect world
Man is but not adopted

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STOP TRYING

Stop trying to fit into the world
Everyone is unique in her own way
Life is not always perfect
Not often do you find the rain

Of-cause you are different 

For you are beautifully made
Why let some fools

Talk you into otherwise

Who is standing in the mirror in front of you?

Can she say I am very proud of you?
Can she say I believe in you?

You are the person who matters most in my life

Shake that nerves off your feet

Say out loud, I am who I want to be

Not even the world can hinder my dream
For I am the best of me

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THE MAN IN ME

When I was a kid

I used to think

The kind of man

I would grow up to be

An artist, a musician

A footballer or a lawyer

A banker, maybe an accountant

A writer but not a politician

Thoughts floating in the sky

My dreams running wide

I could not catch up with time

Helplessly, I watch her die

Days became weeks

Weeks became months

Months became years

Until I lost track of time

I never thought

Life would turn out this way

A grown man living in the past

Is all the future could fortify

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