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I got more bold
and more careless of cold
and send it to my head
To find the answer hiding
in my heart instead
do you love me?
Be the answer
...yes
I tried and grew
a niche of my potential
I let you go
and now I grow
in networks exponential
...but don't stare

Address the mess
Address the mess
And it fades away
Avoid the stress
And it’s here to stay

Winning the battle within
When the enemy’s words
enter under the surface and sting.
To attack the attacker
redoubles the harm that they bring…

Ready to Roar
Deep in the heart
Ready to roar
There’s a lion within
Hungry for more

Shedding the shields
I thought these shields would serve me
Yet they kept the world at bay
Now every shield I shed
Casts more fears away

The rhythm of rising
My heart beats the rhythm
of rising up high
This seedling is seeking
new reaches of sky

The keys of this piano
The keys of this piano
One by one are each profound
Yet when they sing together
There’s magic in the sound

Hitting Home Runs in Basketball
I hit a big home run
Yet scored no points at all
For though I had the greatest swing
The game was basketball

Out of the Shadows, into the Light
Like a shadow that’s cast ten times larger
Than the object in front of the light
My guilt seems to grow that much bigger
The more it is hidden from sight

Know, give and grow
I have come and I will go
And what I do with what I know
I will give and help to grow
Those who follow

What if your grandest vision came true
What if
Your grandest vision came true
What if
The path was waiting inside you

Every day, sure and steady…
Every day
Sure and steady
And when it’s time
You’ll be ready

Focusing on focus
The sun can hit a wooden plank
for years without a mark
yet magnify the focused rays
and flames begin to spark

When the answer isn’t hiding in your head
I face the pesky problem
and send it to my head
to find the answer hiding
in my heart instead

What we create today…
What is it I create,
with the time today I borrow?
A compound interest shaping,
what I’ll make tomorrow
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Shine
I will toil if I must
As I shake off the rust
I will polish
This silver to shine

The Artist
Allow yourself to live in the discomfort
Embrace the tension you’ve been running from
Wrestle with the silence of not knowing
Then marvel at the artist you’ve become

Together we rise
With solo ambition
the path can become
a blind competition
Yet, what if instead…

I shrink, I stretch, I grow
I try, I fail,
I know,
I shrink, I stretch,
I grow

Chains of reaction
These chains of reaction
Hold heavy their bond
Yet, unravel and fall
When we pause…
…then respond

Address the mess
Address the mess
And it fades away
Avoid the stress
And it’s here to stay

Winning the battle within
When the enemy’s words
enter under the surface and sting.
To attack the attacker
redoubles the harm that they bring…

Ready to Roar
Deep in the heart
Ready to roar
There’s a lion within
Hungry for more

Shedding the shields
I thought these shields would serve me
Yet they kept the world at bay
Now every shield I shed
Casts more fears away

The rhythm of rising
My heart beats the rhythm
of rising up high
This seedling is seeking
new reaches of sky

The keys of this piano
The keys of this piano
One by one are each profound
Yet when they sing together
There’s magic in the sound
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