Bird song

Did you hear the bird sing last night?
He was singing to you.
Did you listen to the bird last night?
He was telling you to slow down.

He sat on his branch and looked down,
and shook his little head.
He knew something you didn't.
And he begged for you to listen.

He saw the panic in your eyes.
He saw the fear in your face.
He felt the chaos within you.
He felt the loneliness taking over.

He wanted you to listen.
To remind you.
That even the smallest voice can change everything.

Finding me

By accident I clicked on the link, and as I started reading my eyes grew bigger and bigger. Never before had the truth stared me in the face as bluntly. It was the story of a girl. A girl that I immediately felt that it could have been me. It was as if someone had written down the story of my life, and my emotions surrounding it, into one small article. And then summed it all up in three small letters, TCK. Third Culture Kid. It was refreshing. It was fascinating. It was unbelievable. I had done it! I had found something I did not think existed. My childhood was a phenomenon, my state of mind was a 30 year study.

Every word, I could have written.
Every feeling, I could have felt.
Never had some one else put words to my life so well. So perfectly.
Never had I been as astonished at someone elses words. I'm normal after all, who knew!?
It was as if a piece of me fell into place.
Never had an article struck me so hard before.
Never had it hit the spot so well.
Never had I been able to relate to every single word written.

I'm still shocked. And amazed.
I need to get that book.



(Picture taken from DeviantArt, thanks!)

One small gesture...

Look at the man walking the street,
he's eyes radiate loneliness.
Smile at him, that's all it takes.

See the young woman sitting by the water,
her soul has stopped sparkling.
Smile at her, that's all it takes.

Listen to that friend starring into space,
lost in a world too big to make sense of.
Hug them, that's all it takes.

One smile.
One hug.
Sometimes it doesn't take much.

The Middle

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
Just try your best, try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything will be just fine, everything will be alright.

Hey, you know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in.
Live right now.
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything will be just fine, everything will be alright.

Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
Just do your best, do everything you can.
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.

It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything will be just fine, everything will be alright.



A text I can't get out of my head lately. I keep listening to it over and over and over again. It speaks the truth. So if you want to listen to it rather than reading the lyrics, that I cannot claim any credit to what so ever, look for Jimmy Eat World's song The Middle.

Hope

As the lights were switched off the darkness embraced her.
But it wasn't scary or heavy like it had been for so long.
She turned toward her window, and saw the light.
And she realised the truth of what she long had believed.
Without darkness, there is no light.
And without light, there is no hope.
Therefore she let the candles burn while the darkness surrounded her.
A small smile was hiding in her face.
She took a deep breath,
And decided to stop running.

Facts

It's a nice feeling.
Being proud of yourself.

With time

One day she woke up,
and decided that enough time had passed.
She realised that moving on,
is not the same thing as leaving behind.
She decided to never forget,
but always live.

THE day

Can you remember when it all changed?
Can you point back to one single moment as life altering?
Can you say the date?
Do you remember where you were?
Do you remember who you were with?
Do you remember obscure details?


A month into the new school year.
We were young and carefree.
15th of September 2004.
We were sitting in room 112, I was in the back row.
Inbetween two poeple I'll never forget.
I had a headache that morning, was considering staying at home.
It was the worst day of my life.
But I have never been happier I went to school.


Do you think back and wonder where it all went wrong?
Do you think back wishing it had been different?
Do you think back asking why it had to happen to you?
Do you think back knowing that moment shaped the rest of your life?

I do.

The dragon, #4

Paul looked at the creature,
just like him it had two wings.
Just like him it was blue.
Just like him, it looked scared and confused.
Paul walked towards this stranger.
The other creature walked towards him as well.
And just as when they were about to meet,
Paul was stopped.
It was as if he couldn't take another step.
Whenever he tried he kept being pushed back.
He could see the other creature do the same thing.
Trying to get to him, but couldn't.
It started to hurt, the wall might be invisible, but it was as solid as a rock.




That was Paul's first encounter with a mirror.