TO THE BEST JOURNEY...NHVPS

I've walked up these same steps
So many times, I know where it's broken
I've spent ten years of my life here
So I'm writing this, a thank you token

The place is really beautiful
You come to love it quite fast
but the journey moves on quicker
And the place then becomes your past

The court where I was introduced
To the game I love so much
The place where I made my first friends
To be comforted by just their touch

The surrounding greenery
That makes you feel at peace
Numerous things that touched me
And of my heart you are now a piece

But how can I forget the beautiful people
With which I shared this journey
All those with whom I share memories
All those who were beside me

My friends, my pillars of strength
You gave me the courage to stand up if I fell
You cheered me on to reach the goal
And for that in my memory, you will dwell

I can't forget the teachers either
Who led me to the right
Who have been there to support me
Guiding me in the dark to the light

This place, NHVPS, you have my heart with you
I'm just happy that I can say
Once an nhvpian, always an nhvpian
And thank you for making me this way!

THEN WE BECAME ONE

She lay there on the bed
Not a tear streaming down her face
She knew her end was coming near
She knew she would leave this place

Why it had come so early, no one knew
But she hadn't given up hope
Her hands were scarred
From clutching on to the rope

She knew she was going to fall hard
But would she give up grip on the rope?
Or would she have to be pulled down
By those who didn't have hope?

Which was better? She had no idea
All she knew was that she fought hard
And it wouldn't be worth it if she let go
Hope was her only card.

But how then, would she accept her end?
She knew how, peaceful and in grace
She'd leave behind the best of herself
To make her world a better place

She decided to give away her heart
To those whom she loved and cared
She knew they would appreciate it
The best part of her would be shared

And so when I went to see her
She smiled that painful smile
But it made relief flood through my body
Because I hadn't seen it in a while

And then the next second her heart stopped
She closed her eyes and went to sleep
While I too closed my eyes
And then started to weep

Her smile. The last thing I saw
My face, the last thing she saw
I just took it all in
Her every perfection, her every flaw

And then suddenly
I had her strength, I had her love
I had her courage...I had her
I knew she was smiling from above

And at that moment I was content
I hadn't lost a person! She wasn't done!
Instead she let go of her rope
And then we became one

MY SACRED PLACE...BASKETBALL

Have there ever been times
That you feel that you are great?
That making the world yours
Is your destiny, your fate?

Well that happens to me a lot
In one special place
When my problems become my friends
Because them, I'm ready to face

I know my potential, my limits
I know how well I play
I know that I give my best
Each and every single day

With the ball in my hand
Basket in front of me
This is my sacred place
This is where I'm free

There are nine other people on court
But that doesn't matter at all
Because my confidence is on a high
And I will get up if I fall

Sometimes people will say that you can't
So show them you can and stand tall
Play with your heart and soul
And like your life depends on the ball

And if there is ever a negative force
That's trying to push you down
Get rid of it immediately
And make the world your own

Basketball has been a huge part of my life
But for now, it's goodbye my dear friend
But you will forever be in my heart
Till the very end

You have made me grow
You have paved the way
And I'm thankful for that
Each and every single day

When I will see you again, I know not
But if I happen to see your face
Pull me by the hand
And take me to your sacred place

THE DOOR TO THE SOUL

Do you ever feel like you're losing a person?
Do you see it in the way they smile?
And notice it through the way
They haven't laughed in a while?

Well you never actually want to lose them
But you feel like you can't see them that way
And that their sadness is defined
Each and every single day

When it comes to a disease or ailment
Some people tend to lose hope
All this while they were clutching on
But they lost grip of the rope

And however long you hold them above the cliff
It's up to them to climb up or not
But either way you're happy for them
Because it was a battle well fought

But if you ever need some solace
That they are still in there
That you're not just doing this
For a person who doesn't care

Look in to their eyes
Tell me you can see a spark
That twinkles when they smile
And lights up to push out the dark

Well, that's the door to their soul
Their last sign of being alive
The sign that in life they were happy
And some time ago they had thrived

The eyes...they speak for the soul
When they're happy they shine bright
But when they're giving up hope
They become dark like the night

So don't let that happen
Make those around you laugh and smile
And trust me, if they see your hope
Theirs too will grow a mile