When I see you, my heart should beat faster,
My face should blush
My stomach should knot,
When our eyes meet, my eyelashes should flutter,
My heart skip a beat,
My breath should pause
When our hands touch, a warmth should spread through me,
I should awake inside,
Feel a connection and attraction .
When you hold me, I should feel happy, content,
You should smell like home,
I should look at you and feel...you're the ONE.
When we gaze deep into each others' eyes, we should feel longing,
We should feel love,
All the happy emotions flooding our bodies, our brains.
This is how I'll know if you're the ONE.

Maniba kiani © 20/07/13

without sounding too cliché
i'd like to say
that his eyes told
a story of a night
a long time ago
and his smiled whispered
he wanted to rewrite

someone with straight A's
doesn't want someone
who fails math
someone with perfect skin
doesn't want someone
who breaks out everytime she's stressed out or eats too unhealthy
someone with a body like that
doesn't want someone
who works out once a week
someone that happy
doesn't want someone
who cries too loud and used to cut her skin
someone that stylish
doesn't want someone
who has been wearing the same boots for a year
someone so pure
doesn't want someone
who kissed 11 guys in a week
someone like you
donesn't want someone
like me

my heart with a gashing hole from a mythical screwdriver

rising

out of my problem filled mind, confused and mixed up brain

escaping

from my diminishing soul

We all have secrets we hide from our best friends.
We have to comprehend the fact that we all have insecurities & flaws.
We try, we fail, & we succeed.
Thats what makes us humans; the determination to strive & survive.
The end the world isn’t as bad as we think it is.

I don’t want to do this anymore.
This faking the smile,
Hiding the tears,
Only letting you see
This masquerade version of me.

We deserve more
Than this,
This empty-hearted
Empty-minded
Plastic perfect,
Me and you.

I want you to know,
I want you to see
The costume free version of me,
With my rock-hard shell tossed aside
And my innocent face laid bare.

But I’m afraid.
Afraid of trusting you to see
The true, imperfect me.

So I hide here,
Wishing
For the strength to let you in,
Just this once
Just for a moment
To be free of this heavy mask,
This jeweled costume
That sparkles and shines,
Hides and distracts
From the every day,
Plain Jane,
Nothing special,
Me

But then you look at me,
And your face says it all.

Oh, sweet, sweet girl
You don’t have to hide anymore.
Your costume never fooled me,
And your reality doesn’t scare me.
I want to see the real you…
Please?

And with trembling hands,
And downcast eyes,
I lift the mask
From blush-red cheeks,
Petal-pink lips,
And soft brown eyes.
I let loose the ties that bind my hair
And I look up.

You’re smiling.

You reach out,
Touch my cheek,
And whisper
“You’re beautiful.”