She's afraid to say it
because she knows
that when she finally does
it would be real
And He
He doesn't take things
too seriously
because if he does
they would matter
But she and he
couldn't deny
that though
she remained silent
and that though
he remained
indifferent
What was left unsaid,
it was real
and whatever they had,
it mattered

Inhale, Exhale*
Watch the smoke dancing in the light
Inhale, Exhale
Grab the light before it vanishes into the night
Inhale, Exhale
Drowning deep in the ocean blue
Inhale, Exhale
I'm burning too
Inhale, Exhale
Battle scars linger forever on broken hearts
Inhale, Exhale
Wipe your wet eyes
Inhale, Exhale
Let the curtains go up
Inhale, Exhale
The show has just begun

Rippling red fabric
Chuckling laughter escaping
Into the frigid night
Falling dancing music
Sweat dewing at the temple
Aching feet and bursting cheeks
A head running with butterflies
Sweet kisses and white lies
Strong arms carrying the momentum
Such lovely calluses wrapped around mine
The tap of dress shoes on the pavement
Ricocheting petals into the nightly abyss
Carrying me far, far away
With the sound of laughter
And sweet kisses in my head
Silence enveloping but the puff of breaths
And a tidal wave of serenity
And where words wrap one another
With that of spilling hearts
And two people living in memory
Into infinity

we all just want to be a part*
of something bigger
nor the fallen the ashes
cascading from friendships
nor the empty beat
swelling from the headset
nor the refusal of a friendly nod
recognition lost behind the mirror
of obscurity
bending over the river bed
I will know the world one day
and I will keep in running
for that bigger place
*where I can stay and call my home