Falling through a fragrance
like stumbling on soft sunshine

Inhaling water through the eyes
that melt butterflies on your lips

Everything

and the stroke of a heart

Teach a child to beg--
And he will grow with self-pity.
Surviving...
For his self only.

Teach a child to live with dreams--
And he will spring up like a tree.
Nurtured by the world's challenges...
Growing,
For himself.
Living,
For others.

Two summers felt like forever,
Cold nights,
Dry afternoons,
Rainy mornings,
Hot days

Those times,
I swear I care for you,
I swear I think about you,
I swear I love you,
I loved you

Unfortunately,
Our 'summer' 'autumned' nowhere
then became 'winter'

I hope we're always friends.
You showed me a part of your soul tonight.
I saw a glimmer of You.
It was nice.
Better than nice,
Rewarding.
I want to see it more often.
You're a kind soul deep down.
Just as vulnerable as the rest of us.

Inside my head is a pond
Where you swim around making ripples
Spreading through my veins
The waves are making my skin tickle
Pouring out between my lips
As the tide turns them into giggles
Streaming down like a waterfall
While the floodings have me *******

My room, painted pink
By filtered light and pollen
Breathes better than me.

I’ve seen the night’s demise
with the luminescent sunrise
and stood in a downpour
a thousand times before,
but everything I do with you
feels brand new.