Ponderous Chain

I believe you are the answer
To every tear I've cried
I believe that you are with me
My rising and my light
Give me strength when I am weary
Give me hope when I can't see
Through the crosses I must carry
Lord bind my heart to thee
That when all my days are over
And all my chores are done
I may see your risen glory
Forever where you are

Inventory Two

Break my chains, show the path to make everything fall into place. Wake me from my dreaming, no more deceiving, between the want and waste and all the hunger inside. I can be free from this place, beautiful healer, beautiful grace. I'm just a single voice, what can one do to erase, all this misunderstanding, all this anarchy, six degrees of separation, sometimes it's just so hard to see. We are not really alone in this, and we need to believe we are free. Let me see the morning glory, it winds upon the tree, and it tells the story of how things were meant to be. You saw the universe caught up in desperate dreams, so you came and changed the ending, led the revolution, and left your legacy, embraced the struggle in the face of mortality. No, we are not alone in this, help me believe. Break these chains.

Dinner

If you went to dinner with someone who you really cared about and got the check, would you tell your friend that although you enjoyed their company you just couldn't see spending the money on them for the dinner. You would be choosing your money over the one you invited to dinner. Usually we are driven by our hearts, our urges, our emotions. Sometimes we chose what we perceive to be our wants over what may be affecting others, and grab the world for ourselves. But if you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? If you had 24 hours to breathe what would you say? Isn't it so easy to lose track, one place that's tempting is to look back, fill our hearts with regret. Looking at all we couldn't do, for all we should have done, but didn't take the time to. Obviously it's not too late. To move ahead of the curve, we could give our love without holding back, give our heart without keeping track of who would repay. Is precious time melting away? When its our way we will get sick of our pride, for all the faults leave us trying to hide. Denying what is true and leaving these unopened gifts will cease to exist if they are returned unused. I could take back every single harsh word I've said, spend time listening to your laughter instead. Hold on tight and do the next right things so time couldn't erase them, and this would change what is to come and see us through every step of the way.

Taking Inventory

Everyone and that is everyone has a life of inventory. A glossary of the good and the evil, and isn't it amazing that even if you think your life is an island your actions are still a ripple effect that goes far beyond what you percieve inside and what is far beyond your consciousness. Introspection into what it is that makes you do what you do are contrived, by how you lived, living and will live. The things we grasp for happiness are fleeting until you decide on how you can be the best version of yourself. As you look into what is really the next right thing to do and act upon it you begin a journey like no other. It would be facetious to believe that there is a simple plan, but like the pilgrim it will always be a recollection, a turning point of what is, and building towards what you ultimately can be, never ending in the trail race to nirvana.