What do you hear? Huh
What do you hear?
I hear falling leaves and
A fly tapping on my window
What do you feel? Huh
I feel the wind
Slow dancing through my hair
- Rebecca Lopez
Shout! Factory Mentee
There’s light, but it’s too dark to see
The sky came crashing down
As the fields turned to ashes
Hearing the children’s laughter
Makes me smile again
Just an orbit full of Indians
Scattered on the highway.
A mixed up fantasy
Mixing turmoil with pleasure
Will only confuse you into a drug,
A microchip in your head
Reminding you of your regrets
- Rebecca Lopez
Shout! Factory Mentee
on the outside I wear a mask that reveals my teeth
but no one knows the anger and frustration that lives deep beneath
I am me
but I am not free
I am outrageous
but I am contagious
leave me, hate me
just don't hug me
never ever lust over me
I am nothing special, so I am told
maybe that's why I'm so cold
promise me through whatever you'll be my friend
you never gave up on me when I gave up on myself
it's like my joy and self esteem were on an out of reach shelf
please never give up on me
please please realize you cure me
- DeSean Townsend
Rhino Mentee
You Can't Cheat Death…But You Can Always Find Your Soul
Not knowing what you are
Not knowing where you're going
Not knowing when the pain
Is going to start performing
You do what you're not supposed to do
You do what is wrong
Don't put yourself in that position
'cause you'll soon be gone
There's nothing to stop me
Know that I am here
There's nothing to stop it
And suddenly I'll disappear
My heart just keeps on beating
Faster and faster as if it was in a race
One day it's going to stop
And you will no longer see my face
Those are my feelings
Now that I have learned
You just don't play with the heart
'cause it can end up being torn …
Now, there is a caring mentor
Who has stepped into my life
To help me through the painful feelings
To help me through the strife
She makes me feel like someone
I can let my soul run free
I know what it comes down to …
It has to come down from me
I used to put on makeup
Forever … would take that task
But now I know the beauty inside of me…
I no longer need that mask…
I still know this life is fleeting
No matter how hard I strive
But I also know my soul can dance… … …
Because today I am alive
