She Is.

She is the crack in the Thunder.
She is the clash of the Storm.
She is the bolero of Fire.
That makes me shake, anticipate, and anxious all at the same time.
She is the image that keeps me awake.
She is the lull that lays my mind to rest.
She is the calm that slows my heart.
That makes me sigh, wonder, and worry all at the same time.
She is the look that stops me in my steps.
She is the touch that paralyzes me whole.
She is the voice that deafens all other sounds.
That makes me weak, stutter, and immobile all at the same time.
She is the taste that makes my mind remember.
She is the smell that makes my soul shiver.
She is the heart that grabs me and won't release.
That makes me unconscious, euphoric, and alive all at the same time.
She is to me what water is to ocean.
She is to me what grass is to the plains.
She is to me what sand is to the beaches.
That makes me what I am by definition, without her being nothing at all.
She is a crash in my head that I never saw coming.
She is a truth in my heart that I pray never lies.
She is an unexpected gift that I don't believe is mine.
That makes me wonder if I should be alive and worried what I would be without her.
She is a blessing that I cannot take for granted.
She is a blessing that I cannot let go of.
She is a blessing that I cannot understand why me.
That makes the future dark, misty, and bright all at the same time.
She is.

Dear Georgia.

Dear Georgia,This place is not what I dreamed
Dear Georgia,
I hope you see what I mean..
This place and all these people,
They just aren't what they seem.
I want to go back to the place,
The place where it was you and me...
Cause Dear Georgia,
I hope you know I'm sorry.

Dear Georgia,
This place is full of cruelty.
Dear Georgia,
I've seen it dealt to others and to me
But I can't say I'm just a victim,
Cause I'm part of the guilty party,
But the place where I came from
The arms I'd find forgive everyone
Cause Dear Georgia,
Back home is where I need to be.

Dear Georgia,
I packed and left everything so soon
Dear Georgia,
Has all that I've left gone to ruin?
Are my footprints still there to see?
The years I've been gone are history
I didn't know what I've leave behind
Chunks of my life, a waste of time...
But Dear Georgia,
I'm coming home to say I'm sorry.

Serenade for This Sinner

Too early this morning I woke up from a dream.
So heavy my head, cause I knew not what it means.
A shadowed world of dark trees, and Light without sun,
I walked the shaded ground to find absolutely no one.
There's rivers and lakes, and a breeze that fills my soul
And unfamiliar creatures walk around with no roles.
They all run away
When I go up to see
And in the reflection of the river,
I see what it's like to be me.
I see I'm not perfect.
I see I'm not free.
I've known all this before,
But cleansing is hard, but the key.

So I'm Cain and I'm Able.
I've got two left hands.
I've got one leg with no foot,
So it's impossible to stand.
I can pick myself up,
Just to get knocked back down.
But getting up is what matters
To learn for the next time around.

The land is dark now, but there's only hope to be had,
The Light from Above reminds there's no point to stay sad.
And there seems no escape from the forest I'm in,
But I continue to hobble, fall, and get back up again.
Continuing to hope and struggle down a lonely road
A path hard for us all, a terrible burdening load.
The wrongs of this walk are made by us all,
What we do with our shades after
Is what defines why we fall.
I see things I've done.
I see how I've changed.
I know I'm forgiven.
And that He pulls off my chains.

So now I'm guilty and I'm forgiven.
I'm a hero with no power.
Pressured with no force,
I create my own coward.
I just seek forgiveness,
Guilt will still seem to stay,
But realizing I'm forgiven-
Reminds me we all have a purpose
Each and every day.

Carolina.

Sweet Carolina,
Ooh, my sweet… sweet Carolina
Why don't you—
Come back,
Down to Virginia…
Sweet Carolina,
Ohh, my sweet… sweet Carolina
Your missed and—
I'm still waiting here
For you.
Oh my sweetest Carolina
Why don't you—
Please come back,
Down to Georgia,
Baby there's,
Someone waiting, just—
Waiting here to understand
Ooh, my sweet… darling Carolina
Why don't you—
Come back,
Down to, Mississippi
Baby there's,
Me, my mind, my heart, my arms
Baby, there open—oh
So wide open for you.
Ooh, my sweet… dear Carolina
Why don't you—
Please, please just,
Come back,
Down over to Texas.
Baby, I'm—
Gunna do what I can to,
Try to understand you, but—
Baby, you gotta see,
Ooh, Carolina, please see that
We both just aren't that easy to understand!
Oh, my sweet… my Carolina!
You make NO sense—no…
No sense to me at all.
And listen there's,
Many things, oh many, many things I—
That I just need to figure out
Oh, it about me, and you, and us
Ooh Carolina,
Please baby, just—let it all just,
Just let it all come to me
Oh,
Just let it all pour into me.
Ooh, my sweet… precious Carolina
Why don't you—
Come back down into my mind
You're the—
You are the peace and understanding
The willingness and contentment that I,
Oh, right now, that I need so badly.
Ooh sweetest Carolina,
I need the clarity you are
Before I—
Yes, before I can
Do anything,
Anything at all,
Cause Carolina I—
Ooh my sweet… Carolina, I,
Don't know myself at all…

Ohh…
Ooh, my sweet… holy Carolina
You are—
Something I cannot see, but—
I must have faith in you, oh
Carolina.
That you will,
Come down to me.
Why don't you come down from,
From your holy haven.
Give me the comfort,
Oh, that you know I need.
Ooh, my sweet… peaceful Carolina
My arms, mind, and heart are still—
Yes, still,
Open waiting for you.
Please, oh please, Carolina
Please, tell your Father,
Oh sweet, Carolina,
That I need you and I'll take care of you…