Days like this I don’t want to forget.
I will miss the laughs and walking down empty fields.
The smiles that could light up a dark sky.
I wish I could freeze today and replay until It comes true again.
I’m going to miss you when this is over.
When this ends up just being a memory

I loved her.
I really did,
It wasn't meant to be.
I will fall many more times and cry way too much over someone who didn't even care.
I wasn't meant to be the heart breaker.
One day all the tears and broken promises will be worth it.

I missed you.
Always wondering where you went.
Didn't want to bother,
Thinking you were over me.
Reached out to say goodbye,
Only wishing to talk more than ever before.
My feelings for you hasn't faded.

Don't take that defeat.

I can feel your heart beat.

Dancing to the beat.

You're strong.

You ain't wrong,

this battle is too long.

You gotta stay headstrong.

You can't fall into the dark,

so feel that spark,

fight the battle scars.

Set your sights in the stars.

You shine brighter than a diamond.

It's time.

Show them who you really are.

A Blazing Star

~Niko

By the time I was 23
Mom and Dad were
both dead.
I know it sounds
strange, but I felt
like an orphan;
like Oliver Twist.
Real love has
eluded me ever since.
like the goldfish in
the tank
at the Chinese restaurant,
when I reach in and
try to grab one.
Growing up, I thought
my parents would live
forever; of course that's
absurd, but even back then
I was a dreamer.

When people annoy me with their
constant complaining or their
non stop arguing, or even worse,
their illogical demands:
"For the last time, you can't buy
***** with food stamps."  Or,
"There is no way a crow took the
rent money out of your hands and
flew off with it."

What I do is close my eyes and
pretend they're squirrels chattering
in squirrel language.  
Then they don't bother me so much.
I just want to reach out and pet them,
or give them a handful of nuts.
It's not hard; half of them look
like squirrels anyway.