we all have words
our hearts they speak
they whisper and scream
quiet themselves at times

my heart needs complexity
it needs simplicity
singing and whistling

this heart gasps for air
tasting profoundness

my heart desires

four thousand thoughts
trying to make sense of
four thousand thoughts

one simple meaning
trying to become
one simple meaning

constant chaos
trying to organize
constant chaos

thoughts thinking thoughts
thinking thoughts about
the thinking thoughts

stop.
but don't.

stand in awe
seek a moment
feel small

grow
grow old
in pain
in laughter
keep on growing
for the world
for yourself

you are my biggest delight
I freeze thinking of you
slipping deeper into this emotion
this sensation that ensnares all that I am

my soul burns with fire
this passion, this rawness, this earth like heartbeat
it’s a drum beating beneath my chest
as oceans roar within my veins

how can i forget you?
you were my biggest delight

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you are my biggest regret
I freeze thinking of you
slipping deeper into this emotion
this sensation that ensnares all that I am

my soul burns with fire
this passion, this rawness, this earth like heartbeat
it’s a drum beating beneath my chest
as oceans roar within my veins

how can i forget you?
you were my biggest regret

everyday I wake
with the hope
today will be
the first time

again and again