together we are a velvet dress
comfortable, warm, high-quality material
knee-length, not too fancy
rich, earthy-green in colour
one strap, a bit quirky?
accentuates the thin waist
smoothly caresses the full hip
effortlessly ****, soft and flirtatious
not a casual piece, although it is adaptable
the dress hangs heavily on your shoulders and is strapped to your soul
never collecting dust
sometimes worn around the house on a free evening, just for you
wear me here, wear me there
wear me everywhere, the velvet dress cries
but of course this cannot be done
opt for the denim today, the workwear tomorrow
life says it must be so
let's save ourselves for the serendipitous occasion
knowing that this is the greatest part of our beauty and charm

glistening pavements and snow-topped trees surround
the December chill hangs perpetually in the air
but my head is on fire with thoughts of you and our Summer love

wrap me in layers of burning desire
pull me closer towards your fiery breath
surround me with your pitta-filled arms
my body is bubbling with thoughts of love on a Summer's day

all around me i hear the bones and teeth of a Winter's day trembling and chattering
i walk among them, naked and unbound
for i am floating in the lava of this Summer love

i am filled to burst
misunderstood
savoury on paper
but with such a sweet centre
you question me at first
for i don't sound so appealing
one bite and you're obsessed
your greedy lips
kiss my hard crust
lick my sugary top
and engulf my mincemeat each day
and then i disappear
and you forget all about me
'til next year

i see your name
your face
i feel your voice with all its pain
i'll take all the hurt and then some
to keep you alive in my brain
please come, take over again
invade my body and mind
come back to me
my favourite false friend

Eat this way
No - eating this way is best
Eggs are gonna give you cancer
And fruit is banned now, too
Don't you want to live to 150?
Don't you care about the world?
Well - this water is gluten-free so, drink that
And eggs are actually cigarettes now so, avoid this
All this conflicting information everywhere
Is putting my head in a spin
The quest to find true health
Is actually creating a sickness within

Galvanise my mind
Your touch like a class A drug
I think I am hooked

When we joked and laughed together
    wasn't it so lovely to feel
When we tried new things together
    wasn't it so lovely to feel
When we explored every inch of each other
    wasn't it so lovely to feel
When we kissed, and every fibre of my being pulsated towards you
    man yeah that was so lovely to feel
When you were deep inside of me
    well, perhaps that was the loveliest I've ever felt
Even though it was only for a short time
Maybe that makes it all the more lovelier
Now I'm all alone again
Even the possibility of losing you on some social network
Sends a strike of panic within me
The pain can still swell inside of me
But it is still, lovely to feel
Because at least I know, it was real

I love the way your lower front teeth form a perfect curve
Like a smile within a smile
No longer being together and reminiscing on all that's lovely about you
Is sometimes self destructive
And makes it hard to imagine holding anyone else to the same standard
But actually it doesn't need to be a bad thing
If I know I can love everything about a person
Even an American accent
Then I can start to do the same for myself
And love my own quirks and peculiarities
Feed my own ego
And love myself
Just as I love you

I envy your self-love, your ability to know that everything right now is how it is supposed to be
When you think of me, you think of good times and happy memories
When I think of you, I too cherish the times we spent together
But I'm also reminded of how lonely my life has now become
The substance in your life makes it so effortless for you to move on
Substance that I, myself, lack
And it makes me wonder
Am I really in love with you
Or do I just want you to make me feel whole.

Why is it that
We love and then we lose
Serendipity is beautiful, but
I didn't choose
To chew this pain every single day
It almost makes me want to
Wash all the beauty away
As perhaps
Being grey
Is better than being burnt
But for all the ashes that remain
My heart cannot forget the enormous flame
No my heart my heart doesn't want
To wash away the fire that once roared within
To return to a heart where
Passion and affection had never found their place
Where past lovers had left no trace
No no you can never regret love
Even though it may have only been short-lived
But sometimes the pain is so bitter
That it takes a while
For the ash cloud to fade away

Can you have love without loss
Does the potential loss make the love more real
Can we really love without fear