A pocket book for thoughts and a cassette player for music
Cigarettes to keep and **** to smoke
Some comic books to read and notes to study
A change of clothes for work and keys to my house
Veins full of blood and lungs full of air
A heart full of love and a head full of regret

People used to ask me,
"If you could have any superpower, what would it be?"
I would respond,

"Super-strength, because I am weak," or
"Elasticity, because I am short," or
"Flight, because I am grounded."

But recently, I have made a revision.
The superpower I would choose is one we all possess.
The superpower I would choose is imagination.

I can pretend for a moment
That I am a champion with great strength.
I can spread my wings and dance on the clouds.
I can explore the deepest of oceans and the highest of mountains.
But best of all, I can pretend for a moment
That you belong to me, and I belong to you.

Red is the color of apples.
It is the color of roses, cherries, and strawberries.
Cranberries are red and so are watermelons.
Red is the color of sunsets.

Red is also the color of passion.
It is the color of love, anger, and embarrassment.
We blush red and we burn red.
Red is the color of us.

Red is the color of your hood.
It is the color of your cheeks when you blush.
Your lips are red and so is your soul.
Red is the color of you.

I've got three steel pennies on my table and a half dollar in my pocket
I've got a Phantom of the Opera music box on display and a replica lightsaber hidden away
I've got a stack of comic books on my dresser and a few more on the way
These are among my prized possessions
But none compare in value to what I've got for you
I've got my ticket to American Idiot on Broadway and a signed playbill and iPod
I've got signed coppies of Under the Influence by Straight No Chaser and The Warblers CD
But none of these compare in value to what I've got for you
I've got it bad and I've got it in excess
It's overflowing and I'm a mess
What have i got for you
I'll tell you now
I've got nothing but love, Red,
And it's all for you

Welcome, New Year,
It's been a long time coming.
Welcome, opportunity,
God knows I need a few.
Welcome, possibility,
May you be endless.
Welcome, fortune,
Please come quickly.
Welcome, heartache,
Be kind.
Welcome, New Year,
It's been a long time coming.

I look at your face and picture
Us
My arms wrapped around you by a fire
I think to myself
"This is nice."
But then I remember,
You're across the pond

I see your smile and picture
Us
We are at the cinema and you laugh at the film
I turn to you and smile
But then I remember,
You're across the pond

I listen to your laugh and picture
Us
We are sitting at a café having lunch
When I whisper something snarky about the woman behind you
You laugh and we are happy
But then I remember,
You're across the pond

I watch you blush and picture
Us
We are walking in the park, hand-in-hand
I stop, turn to you, tell you how beautiful you are, and kiss you
You blush and all is well
But then I remember,
You're across the pond

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