Clear the Storm (All I Need Scholarship Slam)
When the night comes and the world is at rest
I lie awake in my bed and I think.
I think about my broken heart
And the pieces I left at the shrink.
I’ve tried meditation.
I’ve tried counting sheep.
But instead my mind wanders
and my thoughts become deep.
I think of the pain that I’ve felt through the years
I remember the time I couldn’t hold back the tears
I recall the day where I gave into my fears
And then, I turn to music.
The music halts the chaos in my brain
It puts the brakes on that runaway train
It soothes my soul and eases my pain
I could not live without music.
On the days that are harder
And motivation is sparse
I listen to a song
That speaks to my heart
It expresses my feelings in the words I couldn’t find
It adds a smile to a day and some ease to my mind.
If not for music, my hope would be lost
My days filled with depression and exhaust.
But I am lucky enough to have music here
To help me on days where I’d rather disappear
To come into the storm and help it to clear
I cannot live without music.
As soon as I saw this poem, I knew about what I would write.
Music is my sanity without a second doubt; I need it in my life.
I know it will be there for me no matter the strife.
I cannot live without music.