CHRISTMAS WISH

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree
This year beneath your branches, I place hope
For it seems that wishes come true
When placed under your lovely branches

I'll hope, not for a teddy bear or candy
Not for a game or a small puppy

But I'll hope for world peace
I'll hope that love will be the greatest of all
That to war, no man will ever fall
That on faces, there'll be smiles instead
Not just scars, bleeding red

I'll hope for love, I'll hope for faith
I'll hope for life instead of death
I'll hope that a persons first heart beat
Wasn't accompanied by their last breath

I'll hope for religion to create no border
For justice to actually be served in the courts of law and order
That a bombing in Mumbai won't be on the news
That we won't just have to read about feuds
That once in a while, the victim survives
I hope this wish saves all those lives

Santa Claus, this one is tough
But war's been here for too long, and it's enough
Hoping that this wish upon a star
Will prevent and heal these battle scars

REBEL

I sit in front of this page
And write out my worry
The words all seem to come out in a hurry
For they've been on my mind for quite some time
And if they are spoken out loud, I'll be committing a crime

For they are words of hate
They seem to have bad fate
Or maybe, they are words of guilt
Just growing while the number of days have built

And they are trying to climb over this wall
Not knowing the consequences at all

I write on this page
Filled with rage
About the thoughts and words against me
I too am human, I too am free
But I've been shackled up by fear
No one is willing to hear
I speak, but no words come out
I scream! I try to shout
But it's all an epic fail

And so I write on this page
Hoping that people will read
My thoughts? They have now been freed
For they adorn this page like gold
Not caring about the fact that they will get old

I am a rebel, not willing to speak
Yet I write, I write for the weak
For those who have no voice
For those who made that choice
To save their words for those who care
Who choose to embrace this world unfair

I am a rebel, but worry not
For I will never get caught

SECOND CHANCES

I looked down upon the ground
While I stood on the cliff, high
I could almost touch the sky
But no, I had to fly

My heart skipped more than a hundred beats
I just couldn't let go of the ground beneath my feet
Till the wind pushed me

And I fell and I fell, Down into a never ending abyss
Hoping that my wings wouldn't be so scarred
Too scarred to fly, And as time went by
I was wishing that I had jumped on my own
I wish I had used the wings I had grown

But the fallen stars told me different
For they mended my wings
But they left the scars
And they told me, that there was a place in the sky
A place meant for me, when I'm ready to fly

And just like that, I got my second chance
A chance to jump, on my own
To show the fallen stars that I had grown
To rise above the deep abyss

I had lost hope on my scarred wings, but I rose above it all
And only now I realize, it was all because of the fall

PRINCE AND PRINCESS

She was sitting all alone
Under a tree, reading a book
The kind of girl that you wouldn't give a second look

Until there popped a rose, in front of her page
Initially filling her with rage
Then she looked up, to find a strangers face
The most perfect she'd seen in the human race
For his smile lit his face
Brighter than the stars lit the sky
She didn't have the courage to speak,
So she didn't even try

He placed the rose in her hand
Helped her stand
And placed a crown on her head
Not one made of jewels and gold
But one that would fade and grow old
One made just from the blades of grass
With flowers, pink and blue
One that looked like so few

For he saw her soul, he saw her heart
And he fell for her from the very start
And in that moment, she was a princess
In a castle of her own
Not made of bricks, but made of love

And her prince, was right beside
He was there, putting her on a pedestal

SLEEPING AT LAST

You have a headache, and a pain in your heart
It's been there from the very start
The doubt, the regret
You just want to forget
Forget that you were ever a disgrace
Maybe, just maybe win the race

You promise yourself that you'll be the best
You promise yourself you'll do better than the rest
But your heart is too young to understand the value of loss
You are yet to understand that pain...
Pain comes and goes like the rain
But if you ever feel worthless, let me tell you this

You have the courage of a star
You light up the dark with your own tiny spark
You live beyond the hate
Believe that you are great
The universe exists
To feel your footprints
To feel your breath
To let you live beyond your death
Your existence is beautiful

If your pillow is soaked with tears
Then trust me you are brave, for you are human
You feel loss, you feel pain
But like I said, it's like the rain
It is but a storm in your sunny life

So, go to sleep my love
And shine when there's a doubt in your heart
Trust me, you've had that spark from the very start
And when you are sleeping at last
Don't think about the past

You have the courage of a star
And you light up the dark
You have your own beautiful spark