She wears this veil so well
He won’t notice it’s there
Like a second skin, it has become attached to her

Hell, he hasn’t bothered peeling it off

Not even the edges
So, the flaws are still there, hiding under there
And like the others, he won’t get to know her

With a sigh of despair, she puts another layer
Praying for the day that she’ll be unveiled

It ain't that complicated, if only you would listen to her
Take honesty mix it with compassion, add a spoonful of romanticism
Let it cool for a few weeks
Then add the crucial ingredient CONSISTENCY, pour it as much as you want it
She's not asking for much, be true,  don't have her waiting by the phone
DON'T nourish fake promises
If you desire to see her, tell her so
If you're busy, if you're mind is elsewhere, TELL her
But don't leave her with empty bribes

AND at this moment, that special person of yours, should look at you straight in the eye, and make you feel the intensity at the other end of that promise  “I love you”, meaning I promise to be genuine, I promise to try and ease the darkness around you, I promise to always try and never take you for granted,

BECAUSE  Love shouldn’t be a habit but a gift,  and from that moment, you should feel like you’re seeing the world through a fresh pair of eyes,

See, nowadays, “ I love you” can be heard around every corner, but very few people can keep that sacred promise;

You shouldn’t have to force the words out of that person, because when you finally hear them, it won’t feel like the natural order, on the contrary, you’ll feel the void slowly taking hold of you, and you’ll wake up with question marks everyday.

When a person tells you “ I love you” , it shouldn’t feel like a lie, it should feel as if you’re feeling  the warmth on your skin for the first time, as if you’re reading your favorite book for the first time…  pure bliss

And as time goes by, those  " I love you" will either be strenghten or will turn to  " I hate you " . There’s a thin layer between love and hate, now, it’s up to us to keep the balance on the right side

YOU can play with words as long as you want, but make sure that you mean every single one of them, and most importantly, bring them back to life, stage them, the words are already out there, you just have to follow the script, right?

« right »…

I have been looking for Love in dark places, filled with lies
Yet, I keep repeating the same mistakes
Will my stubborn broken heart ever learn from these failures?
Another day, reviving our memories, or at least what you tried to sell to me and to the other broken hearted girls

You left me there, breathless, at the top of the cliff trying to reach your heart, made it seem easy; but I just couldn’t see that it was merely a hologram, chasing the impossible, I opened some of my scars along the way

Now I’m left, in front a giant question mark, wondering what went through your head

You keep haunting me in my dreams, tell me, you selfish wizard, which spell shall I use to get you out of my system?

I ripped every ounce of you out of my brain, but  I still couldn’t feel lighter, I dried my tears with a paper glass, the ones that you shaped, see I thought loving you would have been a relief, but it only gave me grief, deep at night my cracked heart is still calling you,

but yours, has been on voicemail for way too long

I have lost the notion of Home, the day that you came in
Your vanity broke my shelter into pieces
Tiptoeing in my own house, I felt like a stranger
Years passed and the pressure was unbearable
Your hate suffocated the whole house
Leaving in order to heal,was the only medicine,
Not once did I feel homesick,

I was able to see life through a fresh pair of eyes
Yet the minute I came back I started to see black
Feeling homesick for the first time for a country that isn’t mine,

Isn’t it ironic?

And at this precise moment,
pain took over Love and anger took over pain,
Will it be the end?

Promises that were never fufilled,
Like a catchy song, I can't get your words out of my head
But the intent was the same, you sold something that wasn't real

You met me in between

And I hate you for making me fall in love with you that easily,
For taking me for granted,for not being there at my worst

For selling love to other birds, while I was holding on to any butterfly left in your stomach,

But, most importantly, I hate YOU for giving up on us, WHILE I was building up our timeline...
And at this moment,
Patience took over anger, and wisdom took over patience
I'm not out there fishing for answers anymore

BECAUSE, I was the one holding them all along