For those who dare to fly
through the open sky
over oceans  
through rough waves
for exploring caverns in the Himalaya caves
daring to cross Atlantic seas
through the heavy fog
and misty breeze
climbing mountains far and wide
(happy you even tried)
I dedicate this poem to you
for staying strong..
for being true
daring...
to fly the open sky.

You enter this mysterious world
with trepidation..
and some hesitation
but you're the hero of your own story
seeking glory
there's no turning back now
you must accept your fate
what will you gather
or, learn on your journey
this Odyssey of adventures--
while on all of your travels?
There will be dragons to slay
and, some kind of transformation--
morphing you into a Prince or Princess
much to your dismay
but you're up for the ride
because there's really no place to hide..
You must go on
at all cost
because you're the hero of your own story
you get to write how you win
do you go down in flames riddled with sin?
There's always a fork in the road
for all the seeds you have sewn
A rite of passage--
you get to choose...
savage.
sinner...
or, saint.

I turned around
in the crowded room
I remember the sound
of your voice
I once called home
you always made me feel
like I wasn't alone...
and you were standing there
I laughed
as if I didn't care
and all you could do was stare
but deep down ...
All I wanted was for you to pull me close
hold me tight--
whisper in my ear..
"everything's going to be alright"
and never let me go.

You want to cut me
make me bleed to make me pay for
what you imagine ...
are all my evil deeds.
But if you think that these were my goals
to somehow damage what's inside your soul
You need to take a closer look
cause honey,
I gave n' gave...
n' you were so happy ...with what you took
You've cut me off
n' my name has somehow earned all your hatred,
and your spiteful scoff
n' it seems like there's nothing I can do
to make it up to you
I always tried to do my best
the truth is ...
I could never pass your tests.
That bar was always set too high...
leaving nothing but sad tears in my eyes.

There is a place in the heart that always knows
that the seeds we plant, and reap
are the ones we always sow.
I try kid myself that it's not true
n' I always end up feel'n blue...
I should have listened to my heart--
there were warning signs flashing from the start...
I was falling,
                  falling..
                            ­   falling...
I heard you say my name
I heard you calling...
It's too late now ...we'll never part.
I am yours,
You are mine...
until the end of time.

After you left me alone
my heart was as cold as stone
like some kind of bereft widow
feeling damaged, and feeling ruined..
l used to cry night after night
into my pillow
slowly I began to gaze up at the sky
I noticed the sun...
I admired the light
my spirit was revived
Yeah, my life had just begun.
Now you're just a faded memory
like the coffee stained photograph
that I came across today
I had locked them up
tucked them away..
so you could be a faded memory
distancing you from me
rebuilding myself
with a newfound reverie
to forget the past, and your misery..
like when I made you go away
on a mid-December day
there's still a black spot
by the door...in the hall
where I through your shoe
n' missed your head
hitting the wall instead..
I said...
"We're done...we're through..
I'm so fed up with you!"
Until I found this coffee stained photo
I'd almost forgotten
all the different shades of you
when you left me wearing...
nothing but black n' blue.