That was the night that
Radiohead blared through
my radio speakers
and we made out like
it was going out of style
and the stars shined so bright
as we held each other
on the hood of my car
and to this day
I wonder why
because everything was so great
and i loved you 'til the very end.

It takes time to learn
how to be alone
because being alone
means dealing with the silence
and sleeping through the lonely nights
and having to go day in and day out
having only yourself to lean on.

We no longer have to
carve our names into trees
or scribe them on a sheet of parchment
or even imprint them on our hearts like a tattoo

because, baby,
trees grow old and die
I crumbled that piece of paper long ago
and scars, over time, heal.

Oh, how amazed I am by the beauty that
radiates from the center of your being
as if your only purpose in life was to live
to bring joy to those who witness your love that you give
Oh, how I long to be your companion
lazying the day away, observing the world at our stem.

I wish you would use it's wing-like petals
to fly, but instead you stay in the ground
soaking up sun and watching as
a young couple has
fun on a hand-me-down quilt
that the girl's grandmother once gave her.

Oh, what a life of happiness you must lead.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
that saves a wretch like me
one so undeserving of the love
that is brought upon me.

I once was lost
in a coldhearted rage
for the world around me
appeared to be so against me.

But now I'm found
I am in love with life
because You showed me
that all is possible.

I was blind but now I see
I see the glory in all that life is,
all of it's ups and downs
and I see I will always be promised eternal days.

I can't avoid you
you're everywhere
all of the time
-- you're in my clothes
on my bedsheets
even under my skin --
and I was never taught
how to get rid of something
(someone) that made me
hurt like hell.

I see how the light reflects off the riverbank and the trees sway in the gentle wind and how the flowers glow in the everlasting sunshine and then there's me: breathing it all in, cherishing every moment because I'll never know if I'll get another chance like this imperfect perfection.