Who is it...

Truth in Music

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Meaning

Words
Have different meanings
Assigned
By the speaker
And the recipient

It's no wonder
Communication
Can be such a difficult task

Actions
Have different meanings
Assigned
By the actor
And the observer

It's no wonder
Communication
Can be such a difficult task

Life
Has different meanings
Depending
On who you ask

It's no wonder
Living
Can be such a difficult task

Love
Has just one meaning
But infinite manifestations

It's no wonder
Loving
Can be such a difficult task

Dear Samurai,

Did you know that I need you as much as you need, or perhaps more?  You are my light in the dark.  You are the sweetest soul.  I am so proud to be your Mama, and I hope that I can always make you proud and happy in return.

The life I have lived so far, I hope that you can learn from all my choices, good and bad.  From all my pain and sadness, so that you may not have to know your own.  At least, not in the same ways.  I pray for the wisdom to be able to always communicate to you appropriately these lessons I have so harshly learned, in a way that you can hear, understand and internalize.

I love you with everything I am, have been and will come to be.  There are but a few people who have been privileged enough to know this kind of love from me.  It is too overwhelming for all but the purest of heart and intention, and so it is extra special for me when I am able to freely share it.

This morning was beautiful.  It will be a beautiful day.  Enjoy it, my love.

Forever yours,

Mama

Three Things

Why do I feel?

Why do I feel
When the alternative
Would hurt so much less

Why do I feel
When turning it off
Would allow me so much rest

Why do I feel
When it drags me
Through the depths of despair

Why do I feel
When my feelings
Deprive me of air


I feel because it's beautiful
Even in its darkest moments

I feel because it's natural
And numbness is no way to live

I feel because it's real
And faking it has never been my style

I feel because it's life
And I don't want to miss being alive