You walk by my side
Even when I don't need you.
You camouflage in places
That my heart fears.
Reminding me of thorny hands
The streets, the violence, the bullets
The torn papers, black coins
Cold knights and wet blankets.
Reminding of the dirty house
I cleaned when everyone was away.
The broken glasses I stepped,
When walking away
The sweat I drank,
When lemonade was far away.
You show up when the sun
Is about to light my way,
An obstacle I can't push away,
Always following me, in any way--
Even as I cross the gate to a bridge
You follow me on the papers ahead,
Bringing me back to every alley
Every dust bin, sand and wall.
You make me more than what you are
As everyday, I slowly descend to your feet.
Lemonade water
Sour but sweat, i say it with my mouth.
When life gives you lemon...
All the bitterness in the world
Thrown on my back,
All the sourness of grass
Squeezed unto me
I walk through this path,
Given to me by them
With nowhere to go,
I have to try and manage.
Sweetness flown around me,
With the intention of catching me,
I ignore it's taste, with my bitter scar,
As I gather this sourness into my jar
Sleepless dreams, as I work this bitterness
Alone in the night, watching them all asleep.
Almost done, this lemon world has pushed me,
With what they've given me, I surpassed the odds
I walk proud, carrying this struggle behind,
And I smile with it's success in my hands.
