Words are a luxury
I am choosing not to spend
Loosely on you

Not because you're
Not worth it
But because I do not
Wish for them to lose
Their touch
Their impact
Their heart

I want every word
I write in your honor
In your memory
To be full of life
Love, joy

And the occasional
Sorrow
Not to cause you pain
But to help you overcome it

To bring a smile to your face
Not one that stuns the world
With its brilliance
But a simple one
Lingering at the corner of your lips
Showing satisfaction
Fulfillment
Wholehearted acceptance
From my heart to yours

I am not fond of photos
Neither taking them
Nor being in them

Their pervasiveness
In everyday life
Has no boundaries

Everything can now be found
Within a photo

Want to capture a beautiful moment?
Photograph it

Want the world to see your lunch?
Photograph it

Want to show off to your friends?
Photograph it

Want to pretend to live a life you don't?
Photograph it

Want to show your weakness, the bane of your life?
You can't photograph it

Want to express that hidden passion within you?
You can't photograph it

Want to express your deeply rooted love for another?
You can't photograph it

A photo is not everything
It is merely a glimpse of a moment

It does not capture the emotion
The flare
The background story behind it

I prefer to write my memories
Re-creating the scene I remembered
Painting a picture with words
So despite others not seeing what I saw
They will feel what I felt at that moment

You are unpolished jade
Lackluster
Without a single ounce of shine

Your beauty remains unseen
Covered up from view
Trapped within
Yet ever so present

Let me show what you can be
No, let me show you
What you already are
And have always been

Luminous

Things are now over
They completely fell apart

Neither of us saw this
Coming at the start

This short lived tragedy
For what else can it be?

Despite that momentary bond
What's there left to see?

One little thing
I blew out of proportion

I know I was in the wrong
But to me it was just so important

How did you expect me to handle it
When you knew how it made me feel?

It seemed like instead of caring about what I said,
You treated it as no big deal

The emotions are still there
For they never fade that quick

It's just you didn't seem to care
So I think it's best to just let the clock tick

Everything is now
A shade of gray
The vibrancy that once existed
Gone
Every action made
Without thought
For the thoughts
Have run wild
Creating their own world
Off memory
Separate from reality

Blank face
With no expression
Eyes lifeless and dull
Heart full of pain
Body moving off
Instinct alone
Mind stuck in a
Pit of quicksand
Spine broken due
To carrying
The weight of the world
On shoulders
Feet cut, swollen, and bruised
After walking over
Scorching gravel
Full of broken glass
All in the hopes
Of finding peace
Comfort after pain
A closure to the suffering
Yet no end
Is ever in sight

She came down from above
Illuminating the darkness
A splendor unseen
With a soft glow around her
Unlike the scorching heat
Reminiscent of the sun
Hers was accepting and kind
Peaceful and still
Cool to the touch
Like the waters of a calm lake
Capturing the hearts
Of all who saw her
One suitor after another
Attempted to rope her in
Make her their own
Attempting to sway her heart
With whispers of sweet nothings
Yet she was forever out of reach
Steadfast in her solitude
Gaze steady
Eyes pure without the slightest hint
Of regret

In this day and age
Where love is fleeting
And partners changed out
Faster than a pair
Of ***** underwear

Where everything is
As ephemeral
As the beauty of a flower
Dewdrop lingering on
At the edge of a petal

I wish to show you
A love that's timeless
Encompassing
A lifetime's worth of love
In every single moment
In an attempt to be closer
To a love that's everlasting