The chains have melted
The bars are gone
I don't know or care why
I am free
I can see far
I can feel my heart beat
I can take a deep breath
No fear in my mind
I'm a lunatic, am I?
What is old is now new
Winter is upon us
Snowflakes floating down
White streets and the houses
Only sun in the sky
Melting the snow, the bars, the chains
My heart growing stronger
As I am in your arms

I say goodbye
I let you go
You are forgiven
And so am I
How could you always be inside?
I knew you not
Yet you controlled
My every move
I almost exploded
I felt so sad
I was afraid
To look deep inside
You piercing gaze
Your mellow ways
What a smile
Hid so much pain
The past was here
It never left
As you grew stronger
And yet so kind
Oh so sweet
Such gentle ways
Burrying your thorns
As blood gushed forth
Twisting and pulling
Screaming and pushing
Clenching and grinding
As fire and smoke
Kept building inside
While the forest of tears
Could not put you out
Tornado of feelings
Whirling its way
Up and down my spine
Every breath that I take
Yet you remained hidden
What a disguise
What's not to like
Says everyone smiling
But I see you now
All anger no fun
You had me controlled
But I tell you now
I say goodbye
I let you go

You left
Not a word, not a sign
Yes, it was brief
Of course, it did not cover
Life's changing events
But we said that word
The word of connection
Of a future of sharing
Not the surface
Like so many others
But of visions of hope
A mistake is so costly
All it takes is a phrase
To end in a breeze
What started just as quick
Can we be friends again?
I guess no more

I knew you so well
Before you were due
As dreams of a future
Which is not my own
I reached out my hand
I touched you and you came
I saw you in the distance
As you rushed by and left
A train in the desert
With storms of its sands
Predictions of sorrow
Of laughter and of joy
To change all my visions
Is to stay in the past
I share my emotions
I share what I see
But in your direction
Fear is in me
My dreams cannot reach
What lies in your heart
As this falls and fades
Like towers made of cards
My new vision is now here
Your life is not mine
Your wishes in your hands
May it all fall in place
Destiny is all yours
I accept you for who you are

Food of healing
Of love and hope
Share my cup
Let me feed your soul
And wake your heart
To a life
Filled with joy
No regrets
And no fear
Just to be
As you are
Not the name
You are called
Close your eyes
And the senses
And suddenly
It will appear
As you feel
With your heart
Deep inside
In an ocean
Not of tears
But of love
And as you feel
You will see
Love is
The food of life

The end stares, straight in my eyes
I step back to see
The picture laid befor me
Broad is the horizon
But darkness appears close
Forever in my thoughts
Empty how it feels
It has not moved
Yet I have come closer
One step at a time
To dwell in my heart
It seeks to sneak in
And freeze each drop
Of blood that runs through
So giving me life
One beat for each breath
It roams, I retreat
Slowly giving me up
My land and my home
But I can still see
My family and friends
The dinners together
Laughter and tears
My time is now near
Goodbye is forever
I bid all farewell
Until we meet again
Once again to say cheers

Let us cross paths
For just a few moments
Walking, side by side
Seeing, the same moon
Stars light the road
Where passion, lay down still
Histories beyond description
Not only the surface, do we share
Longing for connection
Separate, we are not
Destinies far apart
Not thought of, at this time
We cherish each second
As tomorrow closes in
Memories will outlast
Even brief days together
Our souls see each other
Our hearts beat, as one
When the time comes, to depart
No sorrow will match
Emotions so deep
Eternal from the start
And if our paths cross
In the future, once more
It will be like long ago
We hear what we feel
We feel as before
Before is not gone
We have come in circles
And it is good to be back

Wounds, they grasp the soles
Bare skin, then run dry
Tender flesh, now corroded
With a bolt, as the thunder
Strikes and renders, every second
A pause in time, to feel the pain
I hear not what you whisper
But can see, your every word
And I find in your timber
Flows in waves, then a clash
It ends not now, but every moment
The final buzzer, is coming closer
A battle cry, that will conquer
Every game, I have to play
Stand by me or oppose
Still I reach a higher goal
A new bolt but no surrender
Push ahead and heal the wounds
Pain remains without old tears
It will not stop for I run
Yes, I run
With my pain

Stories burried in rubble
Ancient castles stand still
Look around me
Look in me
I am them
Old paintings, broken mirrors
Cobwebs above
What is hidden below?
Leave it there
Let it be
Century old walls
Stone and mortar
Keep away new battles
Others within
No light, no power
No fire, just cold
Ghosts of life once lived
Music and dance
Filled every corner
Touched every room
Now a peaceless silence
Echoes of voices long gone
In the depths
Of this restless heart

What time is it?
It does not matter
It could be midnight or past
Our conversation can have no end
No words are exchanged
It is all in a smile
A giggle, a laugh
It is right there between us
Do you see it like me?
It hovers then flows
Into a bridge of rose petals
Under your skin and mine
Blinking so slowly
One breath at a time
No words are exchanged
None need to be said
It is just you and me
In this moment without end

Every word is a title
Meaningless in its name
An apple is not an apple
My thoughts connect the dots
But share not what is real
Or the mist of how it is that I feel
Winds, that blow away every label
They stand tall but contained
Waiting for the time
To stampede and to rescue
Set free the inner sense
Return to birth with no shell
Pure at the beginning
No language we need to speak
In the eyes one large glimmer
A pulse threading underneath
Crystal clear the emotions
All shared without fear
When we two are together
Stand or sit we must be
And if silence takes us over
We have won the first battle
Where only hearts bare the soul
And souls speak from the heart

Deep craters
Hollow barks
Dark nights
In my soul
Under my skin
The distance and the silence
Of this room and its four walls
My empty thoughts and its dry tears
Cannot express
Visions of flying with no wings
Creatures crawling toward me
Fear
Penetrating
Cold
Shivering
Wishing a return to the womb
Instead of this
Instead of now
Loneliness does not describe
The deep truth
Not a mystery
Nor a riddle
Just the truth
Of being all alone

Distant memories
Of love so cold
All things have failed
In my hope
To return
One more try
Ill and frail
Surrounded by
Only myself
Alone is not
A word to say
It is my life
In one shell
I wish for change
And for freedom
It holds me back
In its cage
I look out
I feel in
Too weak to cry
Too strong to weep

Cold and dry is its surface
Standing tall beyond the lens
Just some names but no soul
Revolving doors see them pass
Looking through is no horizon
Just the shadows in the dark
In a trance as they walk
Past each other with a glance
No tomorrow shall they share
Gathered round in its rooms
Without a touch in despair
Create new meaning to dissolve
To break through and revive
What once was long ago
The creative nature of us all

I have been gone
But you never left
My pen is my friend
Caligraphy its path
The shapes come together
Another page, is complete
Stories, from today
From a time, also gone
Erased, by the actions
Ripped, and torn apart
Return they cannot
Change is today
New for a moment
Eternal in this journal
The oxygen of my breath
Collected through my years
Five until right now
Let me read, an old chapter
It seems like today
I feel it, rushing on
In every vein, every limb
I must let it go
Forget about that joy
Excessive, as the pain
Neither close to middle
Where I look, to be again
A sentence, in each chapter
Except, in those to come
Blank, today's page
And all those to follow
Such, is my journal
It leads me to new days

I would love to sing
And tell you what I feel
You want to know much
But it is dark
Much too dark
Even I cannot tell
I guess there was a time
I'm sure I giggled and ran
Foolish kid
Living in today
It is sad
Is it not?
Those moments are long gone
Torn, crushed
Broken, burnt
It doesn't matter
I can't be him
I am m
I am now
I am here
Wish me luck
As I dive
It is this way
I fall
I crumble
It hurts
Let me go
Why face it?
I was fine as I was
Why forget the past
Or not think of tomorrow
Nothing exists
Not me in the end

As the sun goes down
And shadows emerge
Black and orange
Mix and blend
In a silent dance
That will return
Some shall go
and others stay
To see more shadows
Who fade away
In deep black and twinkles
That will return
Some shall go
And others stay
To see more twinkles
Who fade away
In deep blue and yellow
Another dance in silence
Day and night
New and old
Present and past
Life and peace
All blend
In this sunset
Of our hearts
Some shall go
And others stay
We stand not still
We move not fall
Constants in motion
Until the end
When we lay
To complete our cycle
A new day
Is ahead

Silent walls
Of my mind
Of this room
Weeping tears
Of my heart
Sitting here
I feel glued
To this room
In my mind
Many memories
Of our future
Voices of my soul
Roses in the mist
I see hope
You are gone
So am I
In this weekend
Of goodbye
You are past
I am future
Monday comes
I start a new

I looked up to you
I lost you
I lost me
I lost you as a part of me
That part now goes on
In search of who I was
You were my strength
For every lion
At least two cubs
Learn to fight
For survival
Grow to believe
In no doubts
Walk alone
One first time
Yearn for protection
And a word
Imagine a day
Forever shared
Was it real?
I wish to know
Paths of old
But new to me
Dreams so far
A past so near
Walk with doubt
Among large shadows
Walk with grace
Into the fear
Quiet the soul
Without it empty
A strength so deep
I did not see
Who I was
Is not forgotten
To move ahead
Is not new

I can see in the shadows
the gaze of loved ones
who once gave me all
And now have departed
Still close yet far
I tried, yes I tried
All promises did I break
Crippled by the shame
So alone, so alone
I was one now two
One to see one to hide
I tried, yes I tried
I'm guilty if you wish
To call me such names
I wish deep inside
It would haunt me no more
The images that I see
Are so clear in the dark
My past and my present
All my dreams fall apart
As it eats me away
From loved ones and all
I tried, yes I tried
I feel hopeless and ashamed
I can't tell you my secrets
Just pray for me now
As my world crumbles
I surrender, I surrender, I surrender to you God

Songs from the heart
Always rhyme and never end
With these words
On my chest
On my arms
In the depths, of my mind
If the music
Plays again
I will see
A new beginning
Come to me
Once again
With the wisdom
Of old times
When the Lord
Spoke to lead
To keep a promise
To touch and change
My soul forever
And as we all
Move along
Our different paths
Walk or run
We will find
In the roads
Of pain and sorrow
Inner strength
To transform
Our own selves
And the world

I can imagine
A moment
Of a month
Of this year
I can see it clearly
It's coming fast
Now it's gone
Let me catch it
Hold it here
Breath this moment
Just us two
In the darkest of the nights
With diamonds up above
I will smile
You will laugh
We have caught it
Just this moment
For us two

With these words I can tell you
But I can heal you no more
The cross that you carry
Are my regrets and my shame
The language I speak
Does not touch the heart
Yes, I am no different
But now as so long ago
My essence is still here
May face has so changed
And as the old phoenix
I wish to return
To lift and to fly
Unburden the cross
To heal and to rest
Once more in a song

Help me understand
The loneliness that you hide
Squeezing tight the heart
Letting spill out the courage
That could break free and fly
Help me understand
The fear that I hear
Flutter the air
In your voice
Taking away, the mighty strength
That could stand
And rise again
Help me understand
The confusion
That you hold
Running dry
All the will
That could power, it's way out
Help me understand
The resentment you keep in
Tearing down the love
That could bring us back together
To build a new life
I hope to understand
How our dreams
Crashed and burned
But more than anything else
I hope you understand
It all lies within
The union of our hearts

My hands are not yours
Its creases bear a future
Not a past that was brief
Of friendship not of love
My arms hug the mind
Not a body nor its skin
My body caresses
The winds from afar
That bring in its midst
Words from these poems
That sing in the dark
And leave not for long
Just enough to return
My hands are for me
And the one that I love
For they have long changed
And I moved along

How do you bond in thirty seconds?
I wish I would know
Since it happened to me
Just a quick gaze
A smile or a laugh
There is this one moment
When you feel someone's soul
It's just that quick
No words or actions
It just happens that way
So many I know
No matter how long
I keep on learning
How different they are
But in thirty seconds
I can bond with you somehow
I really don't know what else to say
It is not in a nod or in the clothes
It is not in a gesture or anything else
There is this one moment
When you feel someone's soul
That is how it happened
I bonded with you that day