“Comes the Dawn” by Veronica Shoffstall

After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads on today,
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans,
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong,
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn…
With every goodbye you learn.

Christopher Poindexter

Your darkness is a symphony

Played in explosions of silence to a crowd that has fallen in love with noise

If they refuse to applaud you
It isn't because your music isn't beautiful
It is because they have no idea how to love what they don't understand
And that, my darling, is the most horrific flaw in this mixed up world.

R.H. Sin

I usually become a ghost to
those who no longer deserve
my time. I've never seen a point
in explaining my absence to
someone who failed to
appreciate my presence. You
don't owe any explanations to
those who hurt you.

"Asking Too Much" by Andrea Gibson

See, I want to know the first time you felt the weight of hate,
and if that day still trembles beneath your bones.

"The Chaos of Longing" by K.Y. Robinson

There's a universe
swirling inside of you.

you have to learn to be
your own earth,
wind, fire
and water.

you are a natural
phenomenon -
not a natural disaster.

Pablo Neruda

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

Wolfgang Neuss

Heut' mach ich mir kein Abendbrot. Heut' mach ich mir Gedanken.

"Don't You Know" by Jaymes Young

 

Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jaymes-young/dont-you-know.

John Lennon

I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?

Marya Hornbacher

In truth, you like the pain. You like it because you believe you deserve it.