Joel Painter

[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

Is this a ruse?
I feel the targeting closing in.
I hear the voices.
Am I being made larger than I am?
This disease I’ve fought
over and over—
every gain, another downfall.
Please don’t carve me up for your narrative.
I’m already suffering enough.
Do I believe you?
No, I cannot.
Even when my situation begs for mercy…
I do not.
Tell me otherwise.

[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

I'm bleeding on the inside.
Slow. Invisible.
Might be the end of me.
Peace is the only cure,
but it's always just out of reach.
Every time the wound starts to close,
life rips it open again.
Over. And over.
It might burst.
But I keep walking —
one heavy foot in front of the other.
Still a warrior.

[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

Let all I have lived be as if it were a dream

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[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

Life must have meaning.
The human mind is too creative —
too destructive —
to drift without purpose.
Most of us walk the edge,
barely holding on.
One bad break from stepping over.
Fight like hell to stay on the right side.
The climb back from the darkness is brutal.
Stay strong.
Walk the line carefully.
Let those who crossed over tell the stories.

[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

The spotlight is yours.
Stay in it.
Until the goal is won.
Controversial? Yes.
But the spotlight remains.
They’ll whisper “accept it as is.”
Nothing grows in the dark.
Road’s still long.
Keep driving.
Let the chips fall where they may.

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[Joel Painter @Joelbpainter]

Our love was lost
But now we've found it
Our love was lost
And hope was gone
Our love was lost
But now we've found it
And if you flash your heart
I won't deny it
I promise
I promise
Your walls are up
Too cold to touch it
Your walls are up
Too high to climb
I know it's hard
But I can still hear it beating
So if you flash your heart
I won't mistreat it
I promise
I promise
I promise (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Our love was lost
In the rubble are all the things
That you've, you've been dreaming of
Keep me in mind
When you're ready
I am here
To take you every time
Oh, our love was lost, lost, lost
Lost, lost, lost, lost
Our love was lost
But now it's found