doing some writing

i was sitting in a cafe
reading the paper today
written across the pages
are problems affecting all ages

it's easy to give up hope
throw in the towel and just cope
heck it's far enough that i can just ignore
thinking it will not affect me at all

but what we need is to rise up now
combine our forces to combat all traces
turning your head won't solve things
it will not make things disappear
but if we rise up now, rise up and do something
rise up and lend a hand

is it naive of me to think i'll change the world
maybe it's hope that we can endure the pain
i pray to God that all inspiration
will come to me to make things better again

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Who are you to tell me who i am
when i myself don't know
i'm sever sure which mask i put on
it's an automatic response from a queue

how dare you to point this out to me
don't you think i have a clue
there are reasons for every action
it may just not be apparent to you

deep down i want to strip my mask off
bare my soul to you
will you ever understand
will you love what's true?

i'm scared to reveal the real me
afraid of the spotlight, for people to see
there is no reason to hide anymore
it's a waste of time to pretend, for sure

lease come to me and hold my hand
pull me out of this forsakened land
beneath the layers of walls and masks
is a woman in need to be free, to be loved, to be in command
to walk naked, bare, and brave
stripped off the other selves and expose
to the world the real me

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take a look at me i'm here my dear
ready for adventures to come
i'm walking by, head held high
no burdens to worry me by

i smile, i laugh out loud
to ask the suns rays
i take pictures of the world today
the still photos in my hands
and kept in my heart
i'm ready for a jump start

welcoming tomorrow with wide open arms
stretched so far i can reach the stars
the moon and i dance in the twilight
as the sun awaits it's turn as the moon departs

i jump about the clouds up high
and swim through the air
swaying with the leaves as the wind blows here
i smile, i laugh out loud
grateful for the life, i live with pride
i take on the world with the light hearted stride
with the photos i've taken stored in my heart
and i'm ready for a jump start