Truth is like life;

it has to be tken in its entirety or not at all.

...Isolated truths will not do.

I don't know if you can hear me,

But I hear the wind that blows

I can feel it drawing near me,

And I know the things it knows

I don't know what I believe in,

But it's name will always change

I don't know what I'm achieving,

And the heart is rearranged...

So I'll go out in the snowfall

With the flurries dressed in white

I don't claim to know it all,

But I've seen the same things twice...

I've felt it when I'm dreaming

In the night or in the day

It's a ghost in all its screaming

It's an angel when it prays...

I know one song from another

And I know one I call mine,

Til you hear it from a brother,

It's a sister's cordial wine...

But out of any snowstorm

Lies an endless campfire's glow

It's there to keep your toes warm

And it knows the things you know...

      It comes to me in silence

      It comes to me in dreams

     There are ways to end the violence,

      and it's never how it seems...

     It comes to me in visions

     It comes to me in pain

     There are ways to make decisions

     And it's never just in vain...

Today the gypsies called me

And I wondered where or when

A spirit did befall me,

And it said to write down... this

I sit upon an ancient floor

And lazily I wait...

I've been here many times before

But now...I'm here of late

Anyone can reach a spirit

If you hold on long enough

You may not want to hear it,

But someone out there does...

I roam the streets I roam at night,

And I go a ghostly way

It always feels at home at night

When I'm blinded by the day...

And now'days when I wander

With the gypsies all around

At least I've done it sober,

And at least I wrote it down...

One and one are days ago,

But it always comes in time

There's still a lot of ways to go

And there's still a lot of rhyme...

     It comes to me in winter

     It comes to me in spring

    There are ways to free the trigger

    And it never leaves a stain...

     It comes to me in laughter

     It comes to me in peace

    There are ways to ever-after

    And it never kills the dream...

So just believe in nothing

And believe it's here to stay

Just don't forget this one thing

And just don't forget this day...

Time will always know this time

And time will have it's say

Like a walk out in the sunshine

Into a night that saves the day...

The spirit's always been here

Sometimes...he's all she's been

And the only judge of sin here

Is the one who's seen the end

But a heart that loves another

Can really burn into a soul

Like a blanket undercover

Like a seed beneath the snow

Before I go an roam again

Way out in the winter cold

Like a gypsy on her own again,

I only know what I still know...

Up above, if you can hear me

Know I will to will thy will

And if I can feel you near me,

I'll be climbing up that hill...

     It comes to me in darkness

     It comes to me in prayer

    There are ways we all can harness

    What we thought was never there...

     It comes to me in morning

     It comes to me in time

    There are ways around the storming

    And it may just turn the tide...

Blessings & Love, Cindere

...And I can still hear you saying

The chain would never break

So hear me now...I'm praying

Cause this one's for YOUR sake...

That's a woman there beside you

That's a woman you try to keep

Take heed if you've a mind to

She mes'mrised you...in your sleep

That's a woman dawning on you

That's a woman growing wild

And the spell that's cast upon you

Is only the anger of a child...

That's a woman in a vision

That's a woman on the street

No, it's not a great decision

And it's only you...you cheat

And Adam says to Eve...

"Come to me, cause I'm the chief

You're only here to dance for me,

And I came for your relief..."

But Eve grew all the wiser

In the garden...it is told

"The tree is not a miser,

And it's fruit bears all the gold..."

That's a woman for your thoughts

That's a woman on her knees

And if you lie...you will be caught

By the queen of all the bees...

That's a woman you just hit on

That's a woman nursing youth

Not a grave for you to spit on

So be gone...and find a clue

That's a woman riding shotgun

That's a woman standing back

And once the widow's web is spun

Out of love...she may attack

Cinderella and her prince of charms

Were enchanted for all time

But who could wear a coat of arms

When an empty slipper shines?

Break the spells, fair maiden,

For the sake of that first kiss

To make the prince awaken

And make love...more than this

That's a woman still unspoken

That's a woman haunting you

Love is just a simple token

Of the voice that's taunting you...

That's a woman in the darkness

That's a woman guiding you

You can never run too far from her,

Cause always...she will find you

Treat her like a lady...

And listen to her dreams

The king of the jungle's crazy

But her majesty's the queen...

That's a woman falling after

that's a woman going on

When you're caught in your disaster

She, too, may just be...gone

That's a woman for a lover

That's a woman you'll unfold

When you're there you may discover

That a woman's maid of gold...

Dedicated to ALL of Them ...

With Love, Cindere

I'm not sure why it happened,

You just crossed my heart today

Such a feeling so familiar

Could only happen everyday...

But the wind has changed, I feel it,

And your heart's confused again

You don't know who to turn to,

So I've come in peace, my friend.

Now I'll say this right up front,

Before we turn the page...

A spotlight still shines on you,

And this is still your stage

It hurts the ones who love the most

When the pain is locked inside

Wisdom lies beyond the tears,

...But only if they're cried.

And every lone survivor

Feels the fear before the strength

Every deep sea diver

Has to learn first how to sink

For there wouldn't be a mountain

Without a valley down below

Courage is a fountain

In every soul that comes and goes...

I remember having worn those shoes

When mine had gone astray

My lion's eyes were frozen

Still, they seemed to look away

But an agel soon reminded me

What I give now back to you...

Nothing really died that day

...silent hearts are just as true.

If you leave, I'll feel like thunder

But I'll never break in two

Cause just like lonely wolves at night,

I'll be howling under moons

And hiding, from the pain you feel

Never healed a broken dream

So remember, the wildest flower

Was a weed before it screamed...

And every lone survivor

Knows the fear before the strength

Every dead-of-winter

Has to thaw until it springs

No, there wouldn't be a mountain

Without the valley down below

Courage is a fountain

In the soul that loves and grows...

So pick up any looking glass,

And raise it to yourself

The path you choose within your soul

Is the truest road to wealth

There is time for all the choices.

And it's all you really need

For until they grow inside your heart

...They're only heavy seeds.

Someday...when anger's over

And the sadness is a friend

You can honor every tear you've cried,

As you shed them all again

And every spirit ever born

Has to make its peace with rain

For no one's spirit ever dies

When the love it gave remains...

LOVE & BLESSINGS

Cindere