42.
Aged, but not old.
Handsome, but not boyish.
Passionate, but confused with this.

22.
Young, but wise.
Beautiful, but naïve.
Quiet, but not stupid.

20.
Years between us.
Does it matter? Said my brain
Let me speak. Replied my heart

3.
Months together.
No more.
No less.

0.
Time has stopped.
And what do I see?
A happily puzzled face,
Looking back at me.

I thought you were an honest man—
I thought wrong.

I catch myself, at times, stuck inside my thoughts and dreams...

For my dreams are where we're together forever—

Where I can create anything for the time being.

I dream of smiles everlasting,
And creating bundles of joy.

I dream of our lives together,
Intertwined for all time sake.

I dream of no one else's arms
Otherwise my heart would break.

I dream of growing old with you
Forever gazing in your eyes...

I dream of staring into eternity
Without ever saying goodbye.

I dream of nobody else anymore
For you have seemed to make—

My dreams are all I desire to have
So please, never let me wake.

We met with smiles,
And we will end in tears...

My desire for you
(only builds)
when you run away.

The red balloon in my chest--
It swells and pounds
And pitters around town,
To it's very own delight.
It wanders, and whimpers
And hints at secrets
That linger, indecipherable,
Even to it's owners might.
It throbs and seethes
The poignant things-
That no one wishes to endure.
It dances and prances
To seldom advances
Avoiding emptying, evermore.
Yet I find myself with a red balloon,
Tucked neatly beneath my chest,
Once deflated by love lost,
Inflated, once more.

Too many times I wonder
If the life I live is true..
Full of hope and disappointment
An avalanche, without rule.
When I'm conflicted in my mind,
I only ask myself one thing:
If the life I lead is happy,
Why question what will be?

I can see it in your teardrop eyes-
That hesitate to look away.
I can feel it when you grab me closer
When I'm half asleep.
I can hear it when you trail off,
And exhale all your worries away.
This thing they call love
Isn't fleeting,
For with me it shall stay.

When did you get to decide
when
my
heart
*beats

You crept in my life
Like a sudden gust of wind
Caught in your web
I swore I'd never play in.
You saw my spirit
Through the shadows I cast
But now I'm left to wonder
Will the web you wove last?

I dream of you, gazing admiringly in my direction.
I dream of you, hoping I will forever awake in your arms.
I dream of you, smiling softly in your sleep.
I dream of you and I, because in my dreams we live, in our own beautiful eternity...

You changed me (not jaded)
You gave me (your world)
You don't question (what is ours)
But I have to, my sweet.
I have scars, upon scars.

To feed the fire of desire,
     The light must burn brighter;
To the peak of torment within,
     The fire must always win.

To love me, you must know the truth.
That I've been damaged,
                          broken,
                          bruised.
But you are quite the opposite of what I dreamed. Nothing bad, just unforeseen.

To love me truly, you must already know--that the light you cast, has revitalized my soul.

How beautiful it is,
to see you gazing, ardently,
when you think I'm not watching...

I'm gazing into eternity,
A vast, empty, void.

I'm gazing into my future,
Filled with hopes and joys.

I'm gazing into my reality,
And ever changing scenes.

I'm gazing into your eyes,
And finally, I can see.

I'm exceedingly afraid of the day-
I gaze into someone's eyes,
and see a new future entice,
where my reflection once dwelled.

I fell undoubtedly,
whole heartedly,
accidentally,
in love with you...

I lie half awake, still dreaming of you.
Your aura calms me,
enables me to see.
finally...
All of which I've wanted,
is now in front of me.

You told me I'm a rare one;
you could see it in my clear, blue eyes.

You want to see where it goes;
you're genuine, sincere: you can't lie.

You guessed my insecurities,
as I laid naked,
in the candlelight,
by your side.

I asked you how you felt:
the moonlight blinded your thoughts.

Yet nothing needed to be spoken.
You and I, we're just...alive.

When the stars align
and the sunshine arrives
at the right place
at the right time
...I am alive.

Let my love cloak you,
and keep you safe from your sins.

keep on, baby, keep on.
Through the woods and the weeds and the mystical things we fear.

keep on, baby, keep on.
The things you treasure you can measure by the drops of love you breathe.

keep on, baby, keep on.
The rarity of your soul spreads light to those who seek it most.

I am frightened by so few things in my life, but why love?

Why is the thought of connecting with someone so repulsing to me?

Is it an an innate desire to be alone? No.

It is the thought that I will lose,
what will eventually make me whole.

You rattle me to my core.
i tremble;
i fear;
what I desire-
is what you desire.

my heart excites at the thought of what could be-

yet all I know, is fateful retreat.

What is the point of the morning,
Without the morning dew?
What is the reason for rain,
Other than to wash and anew?
Can there be a life
Beyond the one you feel?
Is there another place in your mind
That can be just as real?

******* kisses, across the sea
Until the day, they land on me.
I'll await your presence-
As we long to be;
Together again, by the sea.

I feel so hollow inside.
My life was full of love
   And wonder
   And hope.
Yet what still lingers inside-
Is the memory of you and I.

Sorrow is a beautiful emotion.
       From it therein lies heartache, loss,
       and longing.
But what if sorrow did not exist?
       Would we then not know the joys
       of life- and how transcending
       tears can be?
I catch myself uncontrollable at times;
        My emotions making a mess of
        my spirit.
But in times of sorrow I realize-
        How lucky I am to feel it.

I hate what you did to me.
      And what you made me do.
Worst of all is how you left me.
       Denying we were true.
I hate the way you made me feel.
       Because now I'm not the same.
You took from me my innocence.
       My life is not your game.
I hate the way you treated me.
       Just because you knew.
That I could never really hate you-
       Even you knew we were true.

You can't move on
      If someone's still holding you back.
Not necessarily tied down
      But having your mind off track.
The worst part isn't
      In losing your head
The worst part lies
      In losing your friend.

I fall quite seldom, nowadays.
It's hard to love,
     when it's been stolen away.
Like the hands of time
     that rotate indefinitely.
I'll come back to you, my darling,
     next time, eternally.

I long for the day we will meet again
On some beach somewhere-
       heaven sent.
Where time is only counted by
       moments spent with you.
And the entrancing summer breeze,
       keeps us anew.
The days and nights will melt to one.
And moments forever linger-
       they'll never be gone

The hot, wet, tears fall down my face.
At first they roll, then they race.
It's not my eyes that cry and ache-
It's my inner soul, about to break.
The thought that it's over,
That my joy will perish,
And with it my hopes for what could be--is what I must take.

I got a case of the Blues
And they're bogging me down!
I breathe
I move
I listen.
Yet nothing's changing now.

What do you do when you got the Blues, and nobody knows your plight?

Do you yell and scream?
Ask for help?
Or choose to take on the silent fight?

I gotta case of the Blues, but darling, you need not worry.

They should be gone in due time,
But for now, they're in no hurry.

Caress my curves;
      speak softly; your lips
touch mine with grace.

Trace the knolls and shallows of flesh.

Speak nothing more,
       nothing less.

Feel my heart, as it beats with yours.
Once a lone soul,
        awakened to yours.

I walked along a sturdy path I knew would serve me well.
But the little girl thought differently, only time would tell.
She took some leaps and fell down hard, wishing for some help.
Yet her secret desire, was to acquire what she had lost in the hand she  was dealt.
The young girl believed she had to persist.
And in the end, she was happy again (a twist).
But happy to her was far below what she desired.
Because the little girl wandered off the path that would guide her.

I fell in love with the way you smiled,
   eyes half opened, before the day had time to jade it.

Drink up my words
      that fall from my mouth,
              and into your soul.

Melt my spirit with kisses
       that come from your heart
              and mend what's lost.

Place my heart on a shelf
       that only you can reach
              and only you can keep.

Touch my scars with sweetness
        that diminish my hurt
              and make me whole, once again.

Remember the love from sorrow
        that blossoms and shines
              and makes me realize,
                     how lucky you're mine.

This moment I'll keep with me forever,    
       and there's nothing you can do.

Glancing over at the shore-
I see home,
I see my past,
but I don't see you.

Looking out on the horizon, the colors drip from the sky--
       melting into one another, kissing the day goodbye.

To you I turn, frolicking in the waves.
You needn't say a word, I soak up your embrace.
You laugh at me and smile, nothing can wipe the grin from your face.

I'm enraptured by your aura,
You had me before you knew.
My soul is drawn to your spirit-
The one light I see that's true.

For this moment is all I've wanted, and there's nothing you can do--
     But enjoy this moment with me, and carry it on with you.