i promise no rose
i have forgotten the thorns
i offer freedom

I lean in to kiss your neck
pausing momentarily
to inhale both fragrant hair
and trace of scent
warmed soft upon your skin
lips graze gently
tasting
savouring upon lips your flesh
brushing aside your hair
as you tilt your head
allowing a rivulet of kisses
to replace cascading curls
my hand cups lightly your chin
spinning you slowly around
allowing time for eyes
to drink in your flushed features
without words in silence of moving lips
we kiss
tongues playfully engage in touch
as I pull you close
fingers splayed teasing tangled locks
unseen by eyes shut tight
breathing you in
in second hand breaths
again I pause to gaze into your eyes
and smile
my hands upon your lower back
yours upon my shoulders
as again I wear your kiss upon my mouth
in breathy promises
we speak only of tomorrow and of it only.

He talks with his hands
Fingers flutter and palms slap
Digits full of love

I’m running down the south side,
Looking for the north side,
Fixating my vital signs
On you.
Running across the train tracks,
Sprinting through the street names,
Trying to find the highway,
Plugging in my old thoughts,
Listening to the way I feel
About you.
People are passing by me,
Trying to get in my way,
But there is no easy way
To find the words I want to say
To you.
Everything is black and white,
I can’t do anything but run,
So I’ll keep on running
Away from you.

You live and you learn
and sometimes might love
you'll never know why
but you can't get enough

Your friends just may not see
what you know to be true
but you're sure that you love him
What do you do?

Everything's happy
everything's right
there's nowhere you'd rather be
than with him tonight

but relationships get stranded
by the stresses of life
and suddenly in your heart
something just isn't right

You search for the answer
you want it to be true
he's such a nice guy
he could never stop loving you!

But the phone calls don't come
and you start to wonder
"does he really still want me?"
You don't want to find another

You see the bright side
but you have a feeling tonight
and in your depths of your soul
something doesn't seem right

You greet him with joy
but the favor is not returned
as you enter his place
you've realized quickly that you've just been burned

you cry, plead and beg
you're not ready to let go
but sometimes with heartbreak
you just don't run the show

you cry about how you'll miss him
and his perfect  warm touch
somehow ice cream in a friends' car
never hurt so much

You can play all of the games
of "what-ifs" and "who cares"
but when it's all said and done
he just couldn't be there.

Your heart may be broken
and your ego bruised
but sometimes in life
you just feel used

So, go ahead and cry
but don't waste too many tears
because remember my friend,
you're still young in years

You couldn't forget him
even if you try
but the memories will fade
and soon you won't care why

Now you're on a new page
you're starting a new chapter
and you know that had you stayed together
there wouldn't be a "happily ever after"

Forgiveness is key
to re-writing your story
when you finally let go
you'll be in your glory

So keep on writing your story--
you've only just began
be open to love
someone exciting and new is waiting to hold your hand.

All I care about is your happiness.*

It really means,
I hope you will never be as happy as you could be,
if you were with me.

I just want you to be happy.

It really means,
I hope you cry yourself to sleep at night,
because I'm not there.

I hope you're happy.

It really means,
I hope I am always happier without you,
than you are without me.