the things you won't regret...

It Takes a While

By: the iHope Poet

You can only try so hard before your efforts make you fall;

Don't stop to rest, for that is when the pain begins to hurt.

Go spend your time, your life, giving your only and your all,

And don't be disappointed when you end up in the dirt.

I thought you'd know:

It takes a couple tries,

So keep trying --

The journey only needs hard work and a smile

And getting there will take a while.

A million voices say that its OK to let it go,

But you know how it feels to know you didn't do your best.

And though a hundred times you'll wish to live without such far-fetched goals,

Just keep in mind that this way, you won't have to reinvest.

It's hard, I know:

To take so many tries

But still, keep trying --

All you really need is hard work and a smile

And getting there will take a while.






Note: the key to doing hard work is working harder :)

and even more often, it's about working smarter. 

Gray reflects Potential

The Gray Song

By: the iHope Poet

Walking on my shadow under

Deeply ashen skies

The rain is falling silver in the dark

And so it shines.

All is strangely peaceful

And despite the somber fog

There’s a feeling in the air of desperate

Hope for something more.

A sea of fallen teardrops buries

Lost and broken hearts

Mute and leaden in their color, they’re unsure

Of where to start

After all the hurt they’ve been through

All the twisted, tinted pain

Now, for once, there is a chance that

They’ll be healed inside this rain

in this Shadow -- the Extended version --

at the Edge of the Rain
the final verse

In the end we rely
on our faith in the dark,
so perspective will oft times
seem lost;
but
if we try to believe
and help others achieve
maybe then we can all
do our parts.

At the edge of the rain,
Find our hearts.


First and second verses, here.