“You are my
greatest what if,”
she whispered
But **** it,
what if was never enough
to make her stay
What if was never enough
to make things right
What if was never enough
to make things work
What if was never enough
to keep her from letting go.
What if will never be enough
a. gale
Sep 2, 2014
Sep 2, 2014 at 8:39 AM UTC
“And her eyes,” he said
“They burn through me
like wildfire
every time her eyes
meet mine.”
“It’s not like fire,” I sighed
“You’re just in love with her
which makes everything
about her more amazing
than it really is.”
“Love?” he laughed
“What do you know about that?”
he asked as he looked at me
like wildfire, I thought
if only he knew
a. gale
Sep 2, 2014
Sep 2, 2014 at 8:35 AM UTC
Here’s to the boy
Who was first in line
And strummed
These heart strings
And taught me
How to play
But you strummed
Too hard
As the strings gave in
And you didn’t bother
To even fix it
But my love,
Won’t you at least
teach me
How to play with
Broken strings
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:31 AM UTC
It’s been years
Since I last saw you
As we talked
Like nothing happened
As I asked how you were
You made me think
Things were good
But before I left
Out of earshot
I wish I never
Heard you whisper,
“You were my favorite
And most painful
What if”
Because, my dear,
You are mine
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:30 AM UTC
“Let’s play a game,”
You said
As you held my hand
And we ran around
You’d chase me
Every time I run
Look for me
When I hide
And catch me
Whenever I trip
It was wonderful
And magical
Until you let go
It was all part
Of the game after all
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:26 AM UTC
One day, you'll meet someone
but not just anyone
Someone who brings you to your knees
Who will make you fall hard
Only realizing then
why it never worked out with anyone else
Someone amazing
who will make you take all the risks
because you know it's worth it
She's worth it.
And that's the person you'll know completely.
Seen her best parts
amazed by the way she is.
Seen her worst parts
But not being able to leave her
Even when she's being a *****
One day you'll meet someone
who you'll love unlike anything else
who you'll fall for unlike the other times.
Someday, you're gonna fall in love
and never fall out of love.
One day, you're gonna fall in love
with that one person
with the right one.
But until then,
I'll be waiting here
Wasting my wishes
on shooting stars, eyelashes, dandelions,
11:11's, and wishing wells
Hoping that I would be that girl for you
as you are that boy for me.
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:18 AM UTC
Close your eyes
Cross your fingers
Count to ten
that's how I've always been
hoping everytime I open my eyes
somehow 'll get what I want
If I don't
maybe it's just not meant to be
But as I sat here
the moon as my company
the space beside me
emptier than it used to be
eyes closed
fingers crossed
as I count to ten
hoping you're finding
your way back to me
but as I reach to ten
opening my eyes
uncrossing my fingers
I guess the tears
could speak for itself
Maybe it's not meant to be...
But it has to be
Close your eyes
Cross your fingers
Count to ten
as the tears
won't cease to stop
If it's not meant to be
then I'll find a way
Close your eyes
Cross your fingers
Count to ten
If I leave now
you might come back
to an empty space
If I leave now
I might not see you
back here with me
"Close, Cross, Count"
I whisper to myself
I don't know
how many tens I've counted
Close, Cross, Count
Maybe it's not meant to be
maybe you're not coming back
maybe your absence
is permanent...
Close, Cross, Count
I know I should stop
this foolish wishing
But as I stood up
begging myself not to cry
all I could do
is Close my eyes
Cross my fingers
and start Counting
the days
or months
or years
or decades
until your back
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:16 AM UTC
I wrote about you
And I wrote about you
And I wrote about you
But things have changed
And all those pages I filled
I’ve ripped out
Hoping, maybe
If I rip these pages
I’d be able to rip
You out of my life
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 9:58 AM UTC
It’s sad
because she wore a white dress
as she said goodbye to him
letting him go, finally.
When she should’ve worn
a white dress
as she was walking down the aisle
already practicing her I do.
It’s sad
because she paired it
with tears
that carried her crystalline pain
when she should’ve paired it
with her biggest smile
carrying her most genuine happiness
It’s sad
because she was ready
with her “I do”
But not with her
“goodbye.”
It’s just sad
because he could’ve said
his I do
But now,
he couldn’t even whisper
his goodbye.
He didn’t see her
in her white dress
and he was gone
before the happiest day
of their lives
before the day
he’s been waiting for
all his life.
It’s sad
that he’s gone forever
while she’s in her white dress
with the smallest hope
that this was only a dream.
And it’s simply tragic
that their story ended
before they even began
a new beginning.
That her white dress
is the closest thing
to what could’ve been.
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 9:56 AM UTC
You taught me about the sky
About all those stars
And the moon
You taught me how to dance
Without a care in the world
To sing bravely off-tune
To smile with no trace of doubt
You taught me the darkest of blacks
To the brightest of whites
The in-betweens of everything
You taught me so much
But never did you teach me
How to get over you
a. gale
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 9:52 AM UTC