chano-williams
October 15th, 2006 - Baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses / Photographer - Nikon D5000 (since May 2013) / Class of 2003 from Bartlett High School in Anchorage, AK / Love my sporty Subaru cars and I LOVE driving / Writing since I was about 10-years-old / Anything outside is great / Music and movie buff (mainstream or "underground"), all sorts of genres (including Japanese Pop music, country, alternative, etc.)
More than a cloudless sky filled with falling stars
More than a sunny day while driving in my car
More than standing at the tip of a waterfall mist
Perhaps, even more than my very first kiss,
You’re still more amazing than any of this
Out of everything beautiful, you the top list
More than the sight of a haloed full moon
More than a great date not ending too soon
More than a cool breeze on a hot, sandy coast
Maybe more than giving the perfect wedding toast
Thoughts of having you bring me even more hope
Enough so for me to discard my telescope
I know I’ve found my star I was searching for
Confident I’m the water my flower’s thirsting for
You feel better than relief from an open sore
Your sound is superior to a faultless music score
I can’t imagine you not filling my every thought
You’re everything that anyone has ever sought
You mean more than anything I’ve ever bought
Some would dispose of you without knowing the cost
I’m so glad I’m not them; I know greatness when I see it
A king is only a king once the queen has been seated
Yeah, I know my place, but I won’t remind you of yours
Though, I will remind you of what our future has in store
Our destination can be whatever we think it should
We can discover countries or explore our backwoods
Whichever course we choose, as long as it’s together,
It’s still perfect enough that only heaven could be better
May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014 at 6:11 PM UTC
You’d think that with all the things I say
I would have no problem with expression
But that’s never been my truth at all
The truth is that I twist and I stumble
And I fall and I tumble
Then I speak (in mumbles) something like words
I say what I know and think what I say
But I don’t say what I think
I could blame situations or people
I could, and I wouldn’t be wrong
I also wouldn’t be very right
I’m always scared to think that somehow
I’m being severely misunderstood
And even more frightened of losing time
Half-explaining something important
Before I’ve lost the listening ear
By the time I am done worrying
I’ve completely lost them, regardless
And usually my own attention as well
So I make more friends than necessary
To greatly increase this chance
Of finding any listening ear
For anytime that I choose to speak
Upon matters most important to me
This plan has yet to work, though
Magically, they all disappear
At the flip of a switch, in which case I
Do nothing. Absolutely nothing.
And yet, I’m fine, it’s just my life’s way
I’m sure it’s my fault to begin with
For who else can I really blame?
No one notices or cares, right?
So why even worry or bother?
My heart has chosen to be troubled
That’s enough reason for me
Even if no one else gives a ****
It is what keeps me unique
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 6:19 PM UTC
It brings my heart so much pain
when she passes through my brain.
So badly I want this dame,
but everyday’s still the same.
Even though I try to change
to keep no shame in my game,
she keeps on switching lanes,
which is driving me insane.
When at me her smile aims
it just hits me like a train.
My composure's harder to retain,
getting me higher than a plane.
She might think I'm strange
and I might be out of her range,
and some may even claim
that my efforts are in vain,
but as long as she says my name
in my mind she'll remain.
From her I can't abstain,
which is kind of hard to explain.
To the wall she has me chained.
She has this beast tamed.
My love for her I'd exclaim
from Spain, then back to Spain.
Whenever too much I entertain
and start to become drained
she is my support cane,
helps to keep me sustained.
Though this world's full of rain
she's my light through the pane.
Once she knows my love she's gained
in her life she'll be glad I came.
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 6:09 PM UTC
The fog is rolling in
As the rain hits the ground
She stares out the window
Not making a sound
She cannot sleep or eat
She can barely breathe
Thinking of life
Makes her shake at the knees
She wants so badly
To leave this town,
But who can she turn to
When no one is around?
If she could do so
She would think up a scheme,
But all she knows now
Is to live in her dreams
So she dreams away
Constantly hoping
Today is the day
When her eyes open
And she is in space
Where no one can find her
And no one will mind her
Not taking up space
Next to the window
She is gone, too far
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 6:07 PM UTC
After some failed relationships they all began to look the same
She then began to realize that something in life had to change
Either she gives up or she gives in, her outlook became dim
Heartbreak had her so shaken that love became a sin
Now she is a collapsed star becoming a lonely blackhole,
though, this should not imply that she begins to lack soul
She's just trying to let go while not losing all hope,
but those goals are linked like opposing ends of a rope
Beauty doesn't need a beast, she needs a true prince
to sweep her off her feet and give a gentle pinch
so she knows it's not a dream, that the struggles added up
to something so magnificent that she cries at the touch
She needs to open her heart before opening her eyes
and find it within herself to fill herself up with pride
Any woman worth the price will know her own worth
Any person worth fighting for will put in their own work
Sometimes standards change, which doesn't mean lowered
And sometimes if life is taken just a few knots slower
we just might have a chance to catch that rare, big fish
that swallowed the precious penny for us to make that wish
from the genie in the bottle that we found in the desert
while flocking with our friends that were of like-feathers
Basically, we could find fortune when we least expect it,
but all our other priorities should not be neglected
Things begin to fall into place if we willingly make space
Sometimes our opportunities directly slap us in our face
Whatever may be the case, we move at our own pace,
but we should be ready to take that leap of faith
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 6:05 PM UTC
I once had sunshine
that made my cage seem decent
It was my lifeline
as I passed through each season
If it had to leave
then it wouldn’t be for long
With each return to me
I was taught a different song
Some nice, little tunes
to keep my spirits in the sky
Yes, I was trapped,
but I should exist free, why?
My warmth came to me,
so that’s where I wanted to be
But then it went away
I guess to become an individual
I waited quite a while
for my sunshine to be visible
When it didn’t happen
I tried so hard to sleep it away
which didn’t help any
So I thought of better days
Days when we used to
whistle all the same tunes
Now I’m left wondering
if we even view the same moon
My heart’s telling me yes
While my mind's thinking no
It wouldn’t matter so much
if I had somewhere to go
I’m much too self-absorbed
to notice my cage is unlocked
I have my back against the wall
staring at the same, single spot
One day I happened to glance up
when I suddenly glimpsed a glow
I sat and waited for more to show
because I just had to really know
whether or not it was mine,
my very own little sunshine
either coming back forever
or no more than a limited time
The glow instantly disappeared
after my third heavy sigh
Not even a moment later
tears swelled up in my eyes
I was filled with hateful rage
Exploding out of my cage
I stomped around the world
that transformed into my stage
Now I come across as harmless,
as if my mind’s crazily dazed
‘til my shine’s close enough to devour;
struggling, screaming to be saved
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 6:01 PM UTC
He’s the guy from Freshman year
The one with all the friends
He’s the guy without a girl
Not gay, just never wins
He’s the guy I found so smart,
and yet so far away
He’s the guy who should steal my heart,
but no, just not today.
He’s the guy who’s sick of it,
the way girls think and live
He’s the guy with all the love
that he could possibly give
He’s the guy whose heart grew cold
because of girls like me
He’s the guy who needs a girl
A girl to set him free.
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 5:58 PM UTC
Spanish man! Spanish man!
Welcome to America!
I have you a place
for your clothes and shoes
You start work tomorrow,
washing many dishes
If you wash enough
your dreams may come true!
Spanish man! Spanish man!
Welcome to America!
How has life been
since last we spoke?
Are you working two jobs
and paying those dues?
Well, please, put this package
underneath your coat
Spanish man! Spanish man!
Welcome to America!
Here is some money
for what I asked you to keep
Go shod your feet nicely,
eat well ‘til you’re full
Pay up your rent
and I’ll see you next week!
Spanish man! Spanish man!
Welcome to America!
Please open your door
for I need your help!
I’m covered in blood
Can you spare me clothes?
Next time I see you
I’ll give you much wealth!
Spanish man! Spanish man!
Welcome to America!
You have a new job,
it’s in another town
These guys owe me money,
but won’t pay me a dime
I need you to meet them
and gun them down!
Spanish widow. Spanish widow.
Welcome to America.
I’m sorry for your husband
He was a good man
I see you have two sons
Fine, strapping, young lads
If they ever need work
then see me when you can
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 5:56 PM UTC
I don’t know how
I should start this really
All that I know is
you have my heart acting silly
When you come around
you make my heart pound
so much that the thumps
vibrate through the ground
And I love the feeling
every time that it hits
Before you have to go
I need you to know this:
You’re the best thing
to happen to a man
since God made Eve,
so together we stand
until divided we fall
at the end of time
Not being with you
is the worst of crimes
You’re so much more
than a dream come true
You’re my living fantasy
I breathe to be with you
Until I really am yours,
I’ll just hold my horses
and allow our lives
to take their courses
I will try my best
to keep your interest
until the day comes
when our lives intersect
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 5:52 PM UTC
Looking up at the night time sky
wishing I could be that high
I know that I will someday
when I seize the chance to fly
Get away from these lonely people
For their entire lives they’ve strayed
Desperately searching for love,
but selfish in every way
Never willing to take a chance
so everything remains the same
Never using their time wisely,
so they never step up their game
They just become dependents
upon other people’s souls
Parasitically sapping them
until it’s finally taken its toll
This world is full of zombies
Most people can’t help themselves
They see you’re content with life,
so they won’t ever wish you well
Find your piece of heaven
within this world of hell
Learn to take care of yourself
without having somebody else
Know that you’re not alone
Someone else has felt your pain
If you learn to open up
then you have everything to gain
Keep your chin up high
because it’s known that love soars,
but if you choose to stay down low
so, too, will your hopes of something more
Apr 30, 2014
Apr 30, 2014 at 5:49 PM UTC