i saw a little old man just mumbling away
he pulled out a paint tin and he began to spray
the picture that he painted was all about the war
battleships and big guns aeroplanes and more
all in perfect detail  a picture to behold
he put down his memories now his stories told
telling all the world how it used to be
what was once a battleground is now a land so free

when love goes to war things are not the same
hearts they are broken yet no one takes the blame
each one as there pride neither will give in
in the end its war that none them can win
feelings there still there and emotions too
still there deep inside within the heart of you
it just makes  you stronger  than it was before
ends your fight together to love again once more

its so much easier for us to sit here and pretend that we dont need one another
or that the waves dont crash against the shore
or that the moon doesnt rise at night
isnt it?
but
the waves do crash against the shore
and the moon does rise at night
and its inevitable that we need each other
like the shore needs the touch of the waves
and how the empty sky needs the light of the moon

I can't help thinking
That you shall leave me
And I'll be all alone
Like the day I first saw you
Sitting with my "popular" friends
I was surrounded but felt so alone
I had never felt like that before
And then you came
Introduced yourself
What an innocent face you had
Plaid shirt and black straightened hair that stopped at your shoulders
Your beautiful face smiled at me
And I didn't feel so alone anymore
You joined our group
We laughed and laughed together
Hoping it would never end
But it did
And the next year of school our friends became strangers
She stayed in touch with them
I didn't want to
But I did
She was with me all the time
Jekyll and Hyde they would call us
I loved her
She was my sister
I could tell her anything
And even though we may fight
And argue about the stupidest things
I still love her
I couldn't ask for a better friend
Even though I'm selfish,mean and rude at times
She saw the kindness in me and stayed when no one did
Never talked behind my back
Never left me
Always there for me
We had made our own new group of friends
I liked this group
I was "popular" they were not
I hate the word popular
But they were loyal and amazing
Then summer came
And I feel so lonely
I want to see them
But she has traveled
And my family is a busy family
So I must wait
But I don't think I can much longer
It hurts so much that I can't see them
And I hope next year will be better than the last
And not turn to into a black hole
That ***** me in

I look at you, but ever so careful
for I can not risk you seeing me
your eyes so bright
your lips so velvet looking
as you speak I watch each word with a different expression
you turn to look around and I am forced to look away
but as I turn away I am forced to smile
for I got a few second to look  at you

You always said you will never leave my side
you would always whisper “I am here” whenever I cried
you held my hand in the darkest of times
you taught me how to read between the lines
but now a sudden change crept upon the friendship I once knew
in the blink of an eye, everything became blue
and everything we had have now gone
I guess I have no choice but to move on
Up until now I cry and weep
for all those promises you didn’t keep
who knew it would come to this
all our memories thrown into an unfathomable abyss

A beautiful day
People buzzing as they say
"The bride! She's here"
I take a sit down and catch my breath
This may just be my most memorable day yet
but still , I'm sad
because I'm not the one who gets to hold your hand
As I start to sing and play
"It's her hair and her eyes today, that just simply take ma away..."
It's her favorite song
I'm the pianist on her wedding day
Tragic you may think
but she came up to me so suddenly
and said "run away with me"
next thing I knew
You are now here with me
and I am with you

My hands keep switching between the gears and her bare legs
It’s spring, and we’re driving away from her house
Driving to our first date, to a picnic in a field
Her brown eyes lock with my hazel eyes
In the mirror, the angle is the same
Reflecting our intentions
Windows down for
The cool breeze
Just drive
Just drive
It's too cold out
Windows rolled up
Our intentions reflecting
In the mirror, the angle is the same
Her puffy eyes lock with my puffy eyes
Driving from our last fight, after two years
It’s early October, and I'm driving her to her house
My hands keep switching between my eyes and her bare seat

[this is a poem of past loves lost to time
and space but never to be forgotten the
hurt remains allways]
"LOST TO LOVE"

The days they will tumble
your heart will crumble
desolation will follow
insides feel hollow.
A love i have lost
at a great cost.
My mouth becomes
dry as i sit and ponder
why?

My feet are like lead
they say it's all in my head.
Let them be me and see how it
feels.
i sit for hours as thoughts unpeel
ghosts of the past now assailing me.
I feel so insecure as tears roll down
my cheek.

Sounds feed in and out, as i stare at
a wall i thought i heard your voice
"i love you"it called", alas it was only
an echo from a telephone call.

They say time is a healer and all will be
well..
believe me this is just a rumour, a lost
soft sell.
My heart holds a space, empty in size it was
once filled with love lost to life.
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