And there in the dark
I found it amazing
how perfectly
she fit in
my arms.

When you whisper
It sends chills up my spine
and I can do nothing but
freeze
for how soft and sweet
your syllables
seem to be
as your words
slip through my
soul
and I can feel
how light your
breath is
when you're
telling me
you care.

And the later it gets
The more I find myself
Writing because
I just can't seem to
get her off my mind
and I wonder
what it is she thinks of me
when she inadvertently
captured my heart
from 1000 miles away

Every time it rains
I'm reminded of you
And the way you
came out of nowhere
to let me know it's alright.
When will it rain again?

As the leaves change
So do I
When I step outside
and the brisk wind
runs though my bones
I know that it's time
for change.
All the green leaves
becoming more vibrant as
they make their decent
to the ground
Their colors dazzle
and twinkle
as I become dumbfounded
by their beauty
and find it bittersweet
that they only become more beautiful
at the end of their life.
Only when they are waving goodbye
do I take the time to notice.

I can feel you
lying near me
as you keep me warm
beneath the night sky.

And I no longer
find myself
looking at those stars
because they can't
compare to the beauty
that is now lying beside me.

I hope that this time
it's not a dream.
As I feel you breathing,
staring at me,
trying to figure out my
face,
while I cross my fingers that
it's enough to keep you around.


You sleep.


I try to figure out
what it is you're dreaming
as I trace your figure
in the dark,
night continues
and the frost sets in.

You start to shiver
and I do my best
to draw you closer
in an effort to keep you warm.

You smile
through your slumber
and I fall for
the little lines
it casts across your face.

I sleep.

When I wake up.
You've gone.
It was only a dream.
And I find myself wishing
you had the same one
underneath the same stars.

Either way,
I know that when you woke up,
you got out a bowl
and poured in some cereal
first.

How complex
The heart can be
Taking a lifetime to cultivate
Only seconds to break

Her beauty
Was gravity
And I always found myself
Fighting against it
Until one day
I fell

I love your words
Dear stranger.
They make me feel connected
to a world infinitely more vast
than I have ever experienced.
I can feel you.
Know you.
To the last bit.
Like I've known you for years
and it makes me happy to know
that your words are articulated
so well
that they can capture my heart
and keep it so humbly.
Your words are beautiful
Your experience is beautiful
You are beautiful.
I love you
because your words let me know
that I am not alone.
I love your words, because they are you.

I am not a writer.
I am not a poet.
I am neither fantastic nor great in anyway.
I am far from perfect.
But, what I am is completely human.
Being human makes for an extremely complex life full of things that many of us don’t understand. Being human does not make you entitled or stunning, it simply makes you human. It is what you do that will define your worth. Sometimes though, a person does not have to impress you to gain your affection. Maybe this is why I find you so remarkable- a complete miracle. Not a sign from the gods or a blessing- but a living, breathing, wonderful phenomenon. I don’t know why I love you, but I do. Maybe it’s something simple in the way you smile, or even the way the light reflects your eyes. Maybe it’s something hidden and rare. Whatever the reason doesn't matter, because right now, all the reason I need to love you is for being human. I simply love you for being that outstanding, one-of-a-kind, incredible you.

When I feel the air hit my skin
And the coolness sets across the horizon
I know I am home.
I can feel myself,
becoming myself,
as I am infinite;
in those shady spaces
a mile above the sea.
Where the wind whispers naughty secrets,
and the rain kisses me gingerly,
like one-thousand lost lovers
telling me it's okay.

I miss her
She broke my heart and I miss her
When she said goodbye
and moved away
She said she'd never forget
we'd never drift apart
If you had anything to say about it
Where are you now?
Where are you when I try and talk to you?
Why did you lie to me?
Why did you say our friendship would never die?
I miss you and it breaks my heart that somebody so close
chose to be so far away

I fell in love with a wicked woman.
Her eyes smoldered black, and her heart burned twice as hot.
I showed her compassion and she showed me the door.
Her hair an inferno, her words scalded the skin.
A searing touch and  boiling smile, she dragged me down to ashes.
When the wind carried me away, I saw her charred soul,
and I let her burn alone.