in your eyes
i can see the innocence with which we arrive
the hope we gather as children
and the wisdom we earn from pain
in your eyes
i can see the anger of injustice
the sadness of disappointment
the caution that follows betrayal
in your eyes
i can see the future you're planning
the present you're living
the past you struggle to forget
in your eyes
i can see the love that you offer
the warmth you radiate
the woman i know you shall be
May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015 at 2:28 PM UTC
she sped into my life unexpectedly
like a tornado on a summer afternoon
out of nowhere i was swept up
and i struggled to understand where i was
where i was going
and finally, when i could escape i did
and i started for home
only to discover that
home
was amid the swirling winds
the changing landscape
the unpredictable path
and i crave to be swept up once again
Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 5:17 PM UTC
walking away
was a good thing to do
but a terrible idea
because now i miss you
and don't know the way home
Apr 27, 2015
Apr 27, 2015 at 8:35 AM UTC
she was perfect in every way
that a girl is supposed to be perfect
and yet he found that he couldn't love her
Apr 25, 2015
Apr 25, 2015 at 11:03 PM UTC
Its been a week
And I miss you
I was hoping
I wouldn't miss you
And of course only you
Can fully understand what that means.
Apr 23, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 at 9:35 PM UTC
you may have thought it was your body i was after
but that was never it
instead it was your mind that drew me closer
your laughter that wrapped me tight
and your passion that made me smile
so, yes, your body is beautiful
but in the end it's your mind
that made my soul
tell my body
to crave yours
Apr 23, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 at 3:47 PM UTC
i've sat here for minutes
the page is blank
the feelings are real
but i just don't know the words
i write, i erase
a line here
a rhyme there
a feint toward a stanza
a retreat
i try again
probing, testing, stepping back
the right words don't arrive
i don't know if they even exist
i miss you
and that's the most poetic way i can say it
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 10:22 PM UTC
the bulb in the ground is not enough
not enough to brighten the path
not enough to cut and place in a vase
not enough to give as a gift with chocolate
not enough to let dry and fold into a book
certainly it's not enough
but we see promise in the bulb
we water it
we tend to it
we protect it
we make sure sun shines on it
and even though it's buried
and we could dismiss it
we could say it will come to nothing
we watch, we wait, we help
and it's a tulip
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 5:08 PM UTC
i don't want to pretend that your scars aren't there
or that they weren't born out of pain
i just want to show you that there's happiness to be found
and to make the scars a reminder of a past you've escaped
the cuts you make slice your skin
but slice my heart deeper to know i didn't do enough
i won't be your savior, you can save yourself
but let me hold you while you do
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 9:12 AM UTC
can you forgive me
for walking away?
i thought it was best
but now i'm not sure
maybe it was
but maybe i should have...
and maybe if i had...
no
it was
it was for the best
but maybe..
may-
i miss the smile in your eyes
be
Apr 21, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 at 5:22 PM UTC