Brave

Alone I'm not scared,

But with you I'm brave.

Alone I'm not weak,

But with you I'm strong.

Alone I stand firm,

But with you I conquer.

Alone I exist,

But with you I live.

11/5 Brief Wisdom

Be dependable,

Reliable,

These traits will get you far.

There Are People

There are people

Who, when faced with the question of love,

Will quote the improbability, according to statistics,

That a life with someone else beside you really will turn out.

There are people

Who hide themselves away from 

The openness it takes

To maybe, perhaps, fall for someone,

Because they're afraid of the statistically-likely heartbreak.

There are people

Who keep themselves away from

The openness love takes

By melting down the heart to prevent the feeling,

Melting down the heart to avoid the feeling

Beyond physical need.

There are people...

They're the "they" of "they say" 

When we say that "they say that..." followed by

A made up statistic to defend and deny

Our own fears at the feeling of

Loving,

Loving and maybe losing.

But what about loving and maybe... Keeping?

There are people

Who might say that we, you and I, are statistically improbable.

I don't know if I agree.

But the one thing I do know,

Is we defy some kind of odds...

Because I'm not afraid of the losing,

Because I know it's you I'm choosing,

Today

And every day.

It's just you and me... Not they. 

There are people... And then there's us.

Rest

Rest, dear heart,

And ride on the wings of whispered melodies

Through the velvet night where,

In the realm existing beyond

Distance and dreams,

You and I may rest

Together

Always in each other's arms.  

I Couldn't

I couldn't ask for anything more.

Search for Inspiration

It's there, somewhere.
Out among the floating wisps
Of thought and ideas.
Elusive, tentative
Awaiting just the right grasp,
A tickle, a nudge,
To emerge from the fray
And whisper the song
Into the heart of its seeker.

Today

Today was a full day of singing and as much as I stressed about it, all of it was fun and so fulfilling.

Pre-audition selfie:

Mid-show selfie:

I'm doing this whole "singing for a living" thing. How cool is that?!