Our Journey Home

On this bumpy road
'Round its curves and bends
We move along together
Hoping it soon ends

Home is where the food is
And that's where we want to be
One road leads to your home
But the other to mine for me

On this smooth, slick road we ride
The time, it seems to fly
But when we reach the crossroads
We sigh and say goodbye

Before we part we stand a while
We talk and laugh and smile
The gossips seem to never end
Though we've talked for miles

Then all alone we go our ways
Our hearts are filled with sorrow
But lighten up as we eat lunch -
There'll always be tomorrow

A Yellow Rose

A yellow rose
In a field of red
"You're different,
You stand out," they said
Behind the curtains
To hide she fled
Or beneath the covers
Of her bed

If the world was black
Then she was white
But as dark and strange
As the night
In these dull, grim days
A spark of light
But will she be frightened
Or will she fight?

Scared by the world
Made to fit in
Told that different
Is a sin
She listens to
The voice within:
"Just be yourself,
And don't give in"

Bigger than Me

I want to be a part
Of something bigger than myself
Something bigger than that
Which I can fit into my hand

I want to hear my name
As I'm flipping through the news
For something grand and bedazzling
For starting something new

I want to see my face
As I browse the morning paper
Though I may not know the world
To world I'll be no stranger

I want to be a part
Of something bigger than just me
Alone or hand in hand
I want to make history

In something bigger than myself
I'll make myself a part
With my eloquence and writing hand
Today I make my start