Decades

I wish I could solve my problems
With a quick punch to the face
If my fists could do the talking,
The world would be a far more interesting
And I wish that I could save people
With a cape strapped to my back
And I’d have super powers
And I work the oddest hours
And everybody would know my name

Cuz in my mind, in my head,
I’m the strongest person you’ve ever met
And there’s no way I can forget
Just how awesome I really am
Cuz in my mind, I’m fine
And everything I want to do I do
I’ve got nothing to prove

My future involves a little place
With a little cat with toys to chase
A metro pass to get to work
And a man who knows my worth
A capital E in the capital city
Where I can be as close to the Emily
In my head, as I can be possibly
The life that I want for me

And I will solve my problems with my words
Wear a suit, instead of a cape
I’ll work the oddest hours
With each pro bono case
Very few people will know my name
But that’s just fine, it’s okay
Cuz I’ll still save someone someday

Cuz in real life, outside my head,
I’m the strongest person you’ve ever met
And there’s no way I could ever forget
Just how awesome I really am
Cuz in my life, I’m fine
And I do what I want to do
I’ve got nothing to prove

Here We Talked of Revolution

I didn’t know that I could be powerful
Not really anyways
For all the books that I had read
Of hero saving days
I didn’t believe that I could do anything like that
And to call myself a life changer would cause my friends to laugh

I have changed like a winter to spring
And now I feel as if I can be the ring
Of truth to the stories people tell
Of redemption and growth, of heaven and hell

No longer can I stand aside quietly and
No longer can I sit still
There are far too many causes for me to fight beside
And too many people giving up their lives

I know I can do something, I know I can make the world listen
Separate the facts from fiction, for all that’s gold won’t glisten
And I know that I won’t be alone, for whenever I’m with the revolutionaries I will be at home

We are young and idealistic
Maybe a bit naive and simplistic
But let’s make a change while we still believe we can
For everyone of us, each women and man
There’s something worth striving for
A better tomorrow, a brighter shore
And who are we to deny ourselves that chance?

I will persevere, even when naysayers mock me on the sidelines
For if I fail, at least I had the courage to call out a problem and serve up a solution
Instead of passively waiting for the world to miraculously fix itself on it’s own

Even if our peers don’t understand the enthusiasm, the drive, the need for reforms and impassioned speeches on how the world could, would, should be
They’ll get in line or outta my way, because they sure as hell ain’t stopping me.