I’m just driving in my city
Drinking in its sights and sounds
These sights and sounds uplift me
Whenever I’m feeling down.
See a couple with a bottle of whiskey
Sitting on powerscourt steps
With it they take a selfie quickly, making faces
And they laugh themselves to death.
I drive off less than swiftly
With a smile heavy set
It’s hard to know what in the moment hit me
But it hit me in my depth.
I look around me now
Eyes on people having fun
Music in the car kicks in
There’s been a lot of loss, but I'm not done.
Drive by a girl
Pouting, taking selfies
She doesn’t care
Who looks as they pass
And there’s something
In the way, she doesn’t care
Makes me only care
To laugh.
Today was a hard one
Had a few things tearing on my heart
And the way I deal with hard ones
Is drink them in, and plan new starts.
So I’m out looking for love and hope
Any way they will come
And today I got lucky
I’m in Dublin, in the Sun.
This is my city
It courses through my heart and veins
See someone on harder times than me,not all pretty
Find myself wondering his name?
When in his cup someone drops in money
And such a healthy smile back at them he aims
I move my eye back to the road
And feel more than my car switching lanes.
For where there’s life there’s hope
And we can still have gratitude in our pains
And I silently thank that bloke
For the memory my mind now claims.
There’s women lightly dressed
There’s smiles all around
There’s so much life and hope
When Sun shines on my hometown.
Drive down Kevin Street
There’s a group out drinking
Around a table, having chats
Beneath the flats.
Me, I get to thinking
Of my friends
Similar days gone
And how it’s hard to beat times like that
When you’re laughing
In the heat
Among people
Who’ve got your back.
Then I start to thinking about my needs
And how they’re not being met
The life I want to lead
And the life it now seems I need forget.
Maverick Sabre is singing Glory
Tells me keep my head up that I cope
And that song does so much for me
I cherish every word and note.
I put it on repeat and I go driving
Go climbing up them hills
Remind myself that I’m surviving
And it gives me strength of will.
I’m just looking at the blueprints
Redesigning my plans
About what to grip and what to loosen
And what’s actually within my hands.
I can’t live the lives of others
I can’t build a life on only hope
Heartbreak pulls away them covers
And silence treats me like a dope.
I accept the acts of others
Even if their acts don't make me feel good
And must find solace in the fact
I know my acts were out of love.
What’s the story glory?
There’ll be glory yet for me
Like I see in the lives of others
When Sun shines on my city.
Me,
I’m done with surviving
It’s thriving now I seek
Mind, soul and feeling
Are intertwining
While I’m driving
I think they’re aligning,
Could be something defining when they meet.
I rose up out of darkness
I rose up out of pain
I’ll rise up out of heartbreak
I rise and rise again.
What’s the story glory?
There’ll be glory yet for me
Like I see in the lives before me
When Sun shines on my city.
What’s the story glory?
There’ll be glory yet for me
Like I see in the lives before me
When Sun shines on my city.
© Daniel Breslin
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Today I Woke Up
Today I woke up
And I just drank in that pain
Of seeing the woman I love
Happy with another man.
I felt happy for her
And more than sad for me
For the loss of someone great
And something that will never be.
I sure ain't sad for her
It's always good to see her do well
And I've been walking through pain
Living with hell.
I feel joy for her
And a lot of compassion for me
It's been a while in the making
But it's still heartbreaking to see.
I can’t blame her
I can only blame, me
So it feels like double hurt
And that there’s much more work for me.
I’ve been working on me
Doing overtime on my issues and flaws
But to tell you the truth
It feels like I lost my main cause.
It’s like a nail in the coffin
It’s like a dagger in the chest
But I’d be a liar, as well as a fool
If I said it hurt less.
I just made things so difficult
With things I did and didn't say
It's just for me times were so difficult
And I didn't deal with them all the right way.
I couldn't tell her I need her
When I needed her most
I wish I could express my feelings easier
Like how I feel when she's close.
I feel happy for her
More than sad for me
But what you love
You must set free.
I got mad love for her
And I’m just mad at me
But sometimes your love hurts
And that’s just more work for me.
I can’t fight this one
Just got to let the feeling sit
I’ve known, in denial for a while
But today delivered the killer hit.
For a while I could barely
Bare to hear her name
For my heart
Was in so much pain.
But I love her person just the same
Even with a broken heart
Now loving myself the same
Seems the only place to start.
So I’ll just be working on me
Drinking in this pain
And I just hope I NEVER
Make those mistakes again.
© Daniel Breslin
Take A Breath
I go through life
Hurtling at great speeds
I go through life
And life goes through me.
I don’t know,
Where each experience leads
But when it’s getting too much
I just remind myself, to breathe.
Most often things don’t go
The way we want them to
But in that lies the making of the soul
The making of you.
In how you deal with your defeats
How you react when you’re deflated
For life ain’t always sweet
It’ll cheat you, beat you and frustrate you.
But in that remember those who made ya
And remember you’re a child
And it’s alright to lose your way kid
It’s alright to go a little wild.
In fact it’s often those who lose their way
Know the right road when they take it
For they’ve walked paths that have gone astray
And know risk,loss,and what real heartbreak is.
Some people keep themselves in check
Always play it safe
Till they get close to death
And see a lot of waste.
So when you’re feeling quite upset
And you’re getting sick of your mistakes
Why don’t you go out and take a breath
Try feel a little thanks for what’s in place.
Take a look at those who are near you
Who care for you now
And try let loose a little fear from you
BELIEVE! It will all work out somehow.
Things don’t happen for a reason
But you must find your reason in the happening
It’s alright to take some timeout, soul search,
breathe in
Exhale, for eventually we must get back to acting.
This life is where it’s at
Being alive is all there is
So don’t put too much pressure on yourself
There’s enough of that, take a breath, exhale,
live.
Make mistakes
Take a break
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Feel the weight
Take a break
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Feel upset
Take a break
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Accept your place
Feel some thanks
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Take your time
Calm your mind
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Let go
What you can’t control
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
Meet what’s inside
When you need to, cry
Take a breath
Exhale…live.
And when your self has been met
Take a step
Take a breath
Exhale
Live!
© Daniel Breslin
This Is Now
That was then
This is now
That was when
This is how.
Your past
Does not define your future
So keep the present
In your mind.
And with every step
In present
Your future
Is being designed.
Let go
Of what's not yours
And claim
This moment in time.
There's so many
Possible futures
But now
Is the only real time.
We can all get bogged in the past
But once that journey is through
And the future is where our eye is cast
Don't let that future hog your view.
The future is behind a curtain
In the future there's nothing we can do
So keep your mind working
In the present, serving you.
Enjoy what you can see
Enjoy what you can feel
For they are what is here
And they are what is real.
Step into your life
Step into your time
In yourself delight
Take a little weight from your mind.
Focus on what we can
Focus on what we have
Let go what didn't go to plan
What's making you feel bad.
Step into your present
And step towards your future
Enjoy each others presence
Do less of what doesn't suit you.
For that might of been then
But this, this is now
That, was always when
But this, this is how.
© Daniel Breslin
Light On My Mind
Now I’ve been down in the dark
For what feels a long time
But I got a little spark
In this little heart of mine.
So I’m a take this spark
And I’m a make something shine
Got life in my veins
And that life is divine.
I’ve walked on dark plains
Had a lot of dark on my mind
But I never lost heart
Just lost a little time.
But what’s a little time?
To find peace in your mind?
And with peace in my mind
Won’t be wasting time with those wasting mine.
Few tweaks
In the depths of my mind
Fresh beats
In this deep heart of mine
Light creeps
Through the streets of my mind
Travel through the dark
And it's always light that I find.
So much life on my mind
So much light left to shine
From the depths of my mind
So much life to design.
Body maybe little past its prime
In this life that I dine
But something speaks in my mind
‘You haven’t peaked in your time’.
Some say my mind’s for the birds
But my heart’s in my words
And they’re both having fun
With this light that has come.
I got life in my veins
I got light on my mind
And all that remains
Is the possibility of time.
© Daniel Breslin
Be A Realist
Let's be a realist
I'm an idealist
I have visions
Of what we could do with the world's provisions
Too much resources
Wasted on forces
Too much remorseless
In their search for sources
And people endorse this
History has run courses
Numerous wars
Over 'religious beliefs'
When each fighting 'religion'
Is a believer in peace
We are led by the least
Or am I just feeling beat?
Thinking too deep
Inching toward sleep
Trying to make ends meet
In this beautiful beast.
© Daniel Breslin
Love And Hope
The ones who shine lights
The ones who give hope
The ones who give you tether
When you're at the end of your rope.
The ones who give support
The ones who give you strength
Who move with love as centre source
Good their overall intent.
The ones who lighten days
When your days need lightening up
The ones who clear the haze
When your view needs clearing up.
The ones who make sense of madness
Whose acts of kindness pull you through
Help you live and cope through sadness
Overcome, and approach this world anew.
The ones who live in love
Put a little love in all they do
They’re the ones who give my heart a buzz
And help create the world I want to view.
The ones who give you strength
When this world is feeling tough
Are the ones who seal my intent
Make it easier getting up.
I like to think I live and learn
From those who live in love and hope
They give me strength at every turn
Make it so much easier to cope.
Some say it’s the hope that kills you
But it’s always been hope that’s seen me through
So may you live in love and hope
And may others, find some of their hope in you.
© Daniel Breslin