Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
A beating so timed and rhythmic that it's scary.
What the heart wants, the heart gets.
You can't fool it.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Never stopping.
A comfort, but also a threat.
It'll keep you alive, but consume and want as long as it still beats.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Feed it your hate, and it will wither.
Water it with lies, and it will blacken.
Sow negativity, and almost surely it will show through in your actions.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
But wait, there's hope.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Feed your passions and love affairs to the heart and it is content as long as you are.
Feed it your dreams, and it will set your path.
Feed it positivity, and you will see the effects all around you.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Are you aware of the life coursing through you?
Can you feel the energy you feed it influencing you?
I hope so.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.

           m.h.

I swear the stars shine
Because your eyes taught them how.
I swear the sun rises everyday
Because you told it to keep going, no matter what.
I swear the clouds constantly move
Because you taught them to never let anything hold you back.
I swear that music sounds so sweet
Because it hears the words you speak to me when we're alone.
I swear, that even though you could barely fix yourself
You knew how to fix the world and me.

         m.h.

Shakespeare once had Juliet say," but what is in a name, that in which we call a rose would still smell as sweet"
But this isn't true.
Because the mention of your name has brought me
joy
grief
peace
sadness
happiness
Shakespeare had a way with words, but he never could make a word to describe how I feel when I hear your name.

                 m.h.

The sounds of summer are
Frogs croaking
Water splashing
Waves crashing
Music playing
Light breeze blowing
Crickets singing
Hearts fluttering
But the most prominent sound, is your heartbeat next to mine.

       m.h.

It was spring break
The sun was bright
And the roads were congested
People raced towards paradise
A long car ride
Spent listening to music and talking to you
I asked you questions to know you better
I listened to your answers to understand who you were

I stayed up into the small hours of the night
and wrote until I had no more words to write or speak
The winds chilled my bones but my hands were warmed by the words I was writing
I watched the stars and the waves
I saw the moon brighter than she's ever been
And it was a reflection of myself
I was sinking in the depths and couldn't swim
But you came along just in time
I showed you my poems and things I wrote when I was alone
You showed me your stories
and the idea that you could be the one was planted in my head
You praised my being and my words
And I did the same in return
I was introduced to you in paradise
You were a haven yourself
When I came back home to the real world
You were my paradise

Over the course of 21 weeks
I have known you better than anyone else
And now I don't know you at all


                 m.h.