Mountain Bike Flight

by Laura Howat

Intermittent rain clouds darken menacing storm
Followed by soul shattering tornado too much the norm
Another catastrophic fight
Migraine low-pressure sleepless night

Morning comes dawns grey light
Escape with mountain bike flight
Heavy rhythmic breathing
Uphill so hard I feel like heaving
Struggling to reach the top reminds me I can handle our challenges I keep believing
Oversized 29er wheels churn and bump
Intense focus rolls over rocks roots and stumps
Trail narrows points skyward I bounce into scrub oak bushes three inches of rubber gravel skitters
Wrestle the bars apply pedals gain traction not a quitter
Straighten
Navigating
Sunrise smile at crest worth attaining

Stripped Down

by Derek M.

I'm stripped down
I'm raw
I'm vulnerable
I'm exposed
I'm humbled
On my knees
A broken man
Arms wide open
Such fiery rage
Such Sadness
Poison rolling through me
Cancer eating at my soul
Looking to consume me from within
Through my pain I finally see
What needs to be done
One last ride with my hate
One last ride through hell
We ride together
Then it's done
The poison is expunged
The cancer excised
I choose love 
I abandon hate
I seek peace
I seek balance
I seek quiet of mind
My path remains unclear
The destination not final
Yet I embrace hope
I shed my blanket of misery 
Keeping me warm for so long
I deny my captor
Every last Morsel of my soul
My broken body now forged at the breaks
I rise to my feet
Now the work begins
I'm prepared
Ready to face the path ahead
The journey will be long
It will be painful
Yet I'll be stronger still
at the end of the road
One last ride with my hate
Then I put it down; never to pick it up again
I choose love
and hope redemption lay within

You didn’t have to

by Trinity Rayne

You didn't have to do what you done
Taking people with you senselessly who will never again see the sun
You didn't have to do it now people wonder why
Now because of you people had to die
You didn't have to commit this violent crime
Injuring and killing people all within a short amount of time
You didn't have to traumatize others and make families mourn their dead
Now because of you tears and blood have been shed
You didn't have to steal anyone's life but you done it anyway
You didn't have to take away their choice to live without them having a say
You didn't have to commit this bloody act
You didn't have to do it and that's a fact
You didn't have to go out into the night and do this why couldn't you just stay at home in the house
You didn't have to play a sadistic game of cat and mouse
You didn't have to do what you done
You didn't have to kill injure and traumatize those affected one by one

Breeze

by Trinity Rayne

Don't we all wish life was a breeze
Don't we all wish we had its answers with such ease
If only it were as simple as saying please
If only it wasn't complicated and didn't give us a tease
Don't we all wish we can breeze right on through
Don't we all wish these same things too
If only we could breeze past a mess
If only it were easy to blow away all our stress
Don't we all wish for a breeze when things are feeling hot
Don't we all wish we could breeze through everything without a negative thought
If only there were no fighting, death, or disease
If only everything were a breeze

Mistakes

by Trinity Rayne

We say and do things we can’t take back and we regret
And people who have hurt us do and say things we may forgive but don’t forget
Mistakes can either be repeated and we learn nothing at all
They keep getting repeated more and more and then we fall
Mistakes can also be learned from and then as a person we learn how to grow
Mistakes are part of being human and it will always show
We can make these choices with our mistakes and on what to do or say
Mistakes are always made every single day
We can either let history itself be put on repeat
And over and over again feel utter defeat
We can learn grow and not let our mistakes define who we are
We can grow wiser from them all and shine brighter than any star

How

by Trinity Rayne

How do I survive a cliff I've been hanging down from
How do I survive being swallowed if I were a chewed up piece up of gum
How do I survive being shot in the chest by a gun
How do I survive if my life was all pain and no fun
How do I survive if I'm buried in the ground
How do I survive if I'm lost while nobody is near to be found
How do I survive if I'm forever alone
How do I survive in the world on my own
How do I survive while I feel unsure and scared
How do I survive everything when I'm not prepared
How do I survive attacks that are coming my way
How do I survive and face a brand new day
How do I survive my heart breaking over people I once put my faith in
How do I survive when I only lose and never have a chance to win
How do I survive and keep staying strong
How do I survive in a world that has been imploding for so long
How do I survive and press on to make it through
How do I survive when I feel that I don't even want to
How do I survive when I feel things no longer matter
How do I survive with my world on the verge of constant shatter
How do I survive and keep my head held up high
How do I survive every sneaky illusion and lie
How do I survive and just keep standing firmly tall
How do I survive being constantly knocked down by one and all
How do I survive the demons in my life I have always known
How do I survive people whose true colors have shown
How do I survive knowing I've been dealt a crappy hand
How do I survive in this twisted fragile land
How do I survive when all I have is ignorant bliss
How do I survive the world being in apocalypse
How do I survive and keep my head up above water
How do I survive to keep from being sheep lead to the slaughter
How do I survive when I've lost the will to live
How do I survive with nothing else I can give
How do I survive when I'm always wrong and never ever right
How do I survive even though I threw in the towel and gave up the fight
How do I survive when I no longer feel happy or great
How do I survive when darkness is my only fate
How do I survive when I feel lonely on this planet known as mother earth
How do I survive when even I feel I have no more worth
How do I survive when I feel that I cant go on
How do I survive and come back after being so far gone
How do I survive the storms in the days that come ahead
How do I survive when inside I'm feeling dead
How do I survive when I feel like I'm going down
How do I survive in these waters I swim in when I feel that I'll drown
How do I survive when I feel like everyone is out to get me
How do I survive when I feel like a prisoner waiting to be free
How do I survive because there's no one I can trust
How do I survive knowing that nothing is just
How do I survive without any family or a single friend
How do I survive until the very end
Please tell me how I can once again feel alive
Just tell me please how I can be myself again and how do I survive

Found

by Trinity Rayne

It's nice when someone like you who was lost is now found
It's nice when someone like you picks up the pieces and gets back up off the ground
It's great that you see the light of the day after finding your way out from the dark
It's great to see the newfound you and your bright sunny spark
It's so beautiful I cant believe it's true
It's a miracle to see someone new
I'm glad you're no longer lost and found the way
I'm glad you can go on and face a brand new day
Im happy and I rejoice at the person you've become
Im elated you're no longer full of gloom and glum
I'm blessed that you found what you were looking for
I'm ecstatic that you stayed and fought your war
You chased it and found it
You never gave up and you never quit
You found the key to your own happiness
You cleaned up and picked up your own mess
My friend you were determined and bound
You didn't stop until you were found
You kept on going with no rest or sleep
You kept on digging more and more deep
You found the road that you wanted to take
You found out what made you break
You found everything you wanted and more
You're not the same person as you were once before
I see now that you saved yourself and it inspires me
You found yourself and now you're free
You're no longer stumbling around
You are louder than any sound
You're the strongest person that I know
You found your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
You found all that's precious to you and your buried treasure
Seeing this new you is a pleasure
You're no longer drowning in an ocean wave
You found out how to be brave
You found out what it means to finally shine
You found out how to not pretend you're fine
You finally found a different path
You no longer have to feel you should face life's brutal wrath
You found out the best way to live in this old land
You found out the best things that are grand
You found and discovered peace and what it means to be serene
You found some grass on the other side that's greener than green
You found the words you've been wanting to speak
You found the future that you seek
You finally found your place
You're no longer lost without a trace
You found your way up to the top
You found your way and you didn't stop
It feels good to be found
It feels so good to not be wondering around

Weak

by Trinity Rayne

Do you sometimes feel like you’re small and weak
Do you feel you cant make a difference with your words so you just don’t speak
Do you feel you’re not important and people will look the other way
Do you ever feel you’re no longer strong every single day
Do you feel like you’re not confident enough to speak your mind
Do you feel you will always be left behind
Do you feel small and weak like a puny little bug
Do you feel you’ll break at any time like a glass coffee mug
Do you feel itty bitty and tiny
Do you feel rusty instead of shiny
Do you feel short instead of tall
Do you feel you’ll be stepped on by one and all
Do you feel like a ship in water about to sink
Do you feel this is the way you’ll always think
You can change your mind and change your outlook
You can write a new story and a whole other book
If there is someone who is making you feel crappy like this
Just offer them your ass to plant their lips to kiss
No one deserves to feel insignificant and like they don’t matter
Weakness is a feeling that makes your whole world shatter
What goes low can once again be high
You don’t have to feel weak and reach for the sky
You can pick up the pieces and pick up your self once more
You can gain the strength you’ve always been longing for
You can carry on and keep running after falling down
You can put on a smile instead of a frown
Weakness doesn’t define you or who you are
If you don’t let it belief in yourself will go far
There’s no one puny or bleak
Theyre beautiful and unique
If youre kind you dont have to be meek
You’re strong and it is courage you shall seek
You have a heart of gold sweet and pure
Youre not pathetic that’s for sure
So any bad thoughts you have purge them now
Get rid of self hate you have somehow
Don’t feel intimidated by yourself and everyone you come across
By gaining strength your feelings of weakness are your only loss
You are big and have all the power
You stand firm high and tall as a tower
You can say whatever you want to
Don’t be afraid to be you
Go ahead and keep up with the crowd
Say your words and be loud
You’re not a bug that will be stepped on
You’re a ship that will stay afloat and sail into the dawn
People will admire and look to you for advice
This newfound strength of yours I see in you is nice
Sometimes a broken mug can be put back together
If you keep believing you can stand strong in all forms of weather
You shine brightly as the sun up above
You are not broken and you’re a strong person filled with so much love
You are confident wise and kind
You are the greatest person someone could ever find
None of these things you once felt are even true
Just keep on believing and you’ll make it through

Full

by Trinity Rayne

How do we make things in life once again be full
How do we make things in life once again be complete and whole
When did our lives start becoming lackluster and dull
When did our lives start losing heart and soul
All of us people want to fulfill our destinies before we die
All of us people want to climb and reach the sky
All of us people want satisfaction with things we try
All of us people want to be rich with things money can't buy
We just want to be happy at the end of life's race
We just want to know where we belong and know our place
We don't want to be knocked down continuously on our face
We just want to win life's baseball game before going to home base
We look for things to fill our void
When we do find something were overjoyed
But some things we come across can make us feel we've been destroyed
But we can't be whole if were always paranoid
So how do we make our dreams come true
Those of us who don't know haven't a clue
We just sit and ask ourselves what do we do
I do know that we can't rely on wishing stars to help us make it through
Sometimes we seek life's fulfilment in the prayers that we prayed
Sometimes we seek life's fulfilment with the money we get paid
Sometimes we seek life's fulfilment with amazing sex and getting laid
But ultimately those things don't help and we end up getting played
Sometimes in order to fulfill life we have to do it on our own
Even if it means facing the world alone
There will be mistakes we make and things we wish we would have known
But we can't give up and our determination has to stay firm as stone
Just like a car we have to fill up our lives with our own kind of gas
We have to figure out how to make life full before we let it slip by and pass
The negative things that only make us empty are like a cancerous tumor taking up mass
The negative things only hurt us like broken glass
We have to stop and think about what makes us full before we can keep going
The positive things that make us feel full are a light to us always glowing
The constant need for life's fulfilment is like a river always flowing
When we finally find what makes us fulfilled we are more understanding and knowing
When we also achieve fulfillment it's like finding an old lost friend
We're ok and don't have to pretend
Because it is our life's purpose we choose to defend
It feels good to be full before life's end

Zoo

by Trinity Rayne

I feel like i live in a zoo
It's so wild i don't know what to do
It's crazy hectic and chaotic
Everyone has lost their minds and they're all neurotic
I know I can't be the only one who feels like this
I know I also feel I live in a circus
Nothing around me is calm and tame
But it's nobody's fault and there's no one to blame
We're all like caged animals having to be stuck with nowhere to go
This is the life we've became accustomed to and know
How do we survive this and make it through
We're all living like animals in a zoo

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