When I Have Myself A Dream

I feel a cold rush, as the wind takes me by its side.
I let the sun shine, I close my mind and leave all that pain and stress behind.

I’m running free now, opening up into a stride. It’s like the driving force of God is coming from behind. My mind is as clear as the cloudless skies overhead.

I’m running down a path blotched with the colours of life. A blinding brightness of reds, yellows, oranges force me to divert my eyes from the open stretch ahead of me. To my right I see the beauty of this life I’m in. Family, friends, loved ones, moments, times gone by. A shiver fires through my body at the thought and sight before me.

I close my eyes and turn back to what lies before me. Moving forward I feel a shadow draw over me. Opening my eyes I see the darkness of a solar eclipse. The freezing cold winds of a Baltic winter bites at my naked flesh. Marching through the fog and gloom before me, I bow my head and then look to my left. I can see people lying still, lying lifeless, people looking cold, like the freezing rain. Faces as black as the clouds above me. I see death in the eyes of the children lying over the limp bodies of their mothers. No home, no food, no money, no hope. I see death as my eyes are washed over by the tears of hopelessness and frustration.

I can look no more. I move forward, head held high, heart torn apart.

Opening my eyes once more, I drag myself from the warmth of my bed, dress myself and get on with this life for another day…back to ‘reality’.

Walking In This World

Walking in this world

Can you walk in this world and do something that has never been done before?
Can you pick yourself from the dirt of the road to the silver linings of the clouds?

Can you fight with yourself until you win
and lift yourself to see your higher purpose through the eyes of the Lord?

Through the dark days remember…even the sun doesn’t shine all the time.
Through the pain and loss remember… who has gone before you.
Remember the body and spirit you’ve been blessed with.
Remember the unfortunate and hopeless,
the dead, the sick and the feeble,
the less fortunate…yes
they are paying
for it.

I’ve been given a life with which I should not mess.
Get out of my armchair and see,
one, two three people with less than me.
Everyone I meet and see is fighting a harder battle
now look left…look right.
?

The world is yours…what’s stopping you?

Can you fight with yourself until you win
and lift yourself to see your higher purpose through the eyes of the Lord.

Runaway

'I wonder if I disappeared how many men would miss me

or would they all forget like I erased my name from history?'

If I could runaway and comeback another day
would I still feel free?

or should I vanish off this planet like a mystery
headed for an alien destination?
Devlin

Trying To Break Free

‘Runaway, runaway, underground deep.
     Release me from these shackles around feet’ kano

Lives in the mix, happy ones, sad ones, dead ones
oh life’s too steep!

I’m not searching for a meaning to my life…no, that would be pointless,
I wouldn’t find it.
Instead I’m searching for a way to pass my time here.
I’m searching for something that will leave me somewhat happy and useful.

Something that can release me from my shackles.
Something that can loosen the knot of frustration within me.
Something that will remove the unease from my actions
Something to relieve nervousness of not knowing what’s next.

Is that freedom?


Can you relate to this? Please tell me :)

Simply Put, It’s Life

Life is a puzzle. It’s a maze full of paths, most of the paths with a dead end. It’s a place where one generally gets lost and fails to find the right direction home. There are no sign posts or friendly strangers on the corner pointing out which way to go.
For many there is no light at the end of the tunnel,
for others they’ve only just entered the game.

We’ve all got our own paths marked out, we’ve all got our own challenges ahead of us.
Some of us have come a long way, hurdling whatever obstacles have been placed in front of us.
It sounds exciting doesn’t it? This journey that we must all embark upon.And it is exciting…it’s more than exciting.It’s something beautiful. It’s something spontaneous and joyful.It’s something scary and painful, it’s nerve wrecking and heart wrenching, tear jerking and mind blowing.
It’s a journey of faith and hope, love and fear, joy and pain.
Simply put, it’s life.

Sailing A Stormy Sea

A boat on the calm night seas, I moved forward.
Peaceful and calm. Open to the sound of the world around me.
It was simple. It was beautiful and awakening.
The wind blew quietly and my vision was clear,
clearer even than the crystal clear sea beneath me.
Plain sailing.
Joyful.

Now a storm was forecast.
And a storm, it did arrive.
It tossed me from side to side, and brought me to sinking point.
Whilst this storm it was forecast,
it surprised me...frightened me.

But I'm here now, and the seas are calm once more.
With wind in my sails, I move forward in search of a sea,
not known by you or me,
but the creator himself.

Taize Service–sails of a boat at the front