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Paige G Jul 2013
Age
They talk of old souls,
And I know you have one.
Your smile reflects thousands before you.
Prodigy musicians,
Flawless artists,
Determined debaters,
And genius intellects.
Your laugh is so infectious,
That through thousands of years no one could resist.
The soul that lives inside of you is a wise one,
More wise than you and I will ever know.
Even more, you soul is learning everyday.
Learning what it means to live,
Learning that everyone needs a break,
And learning how to trust.
I can admire these ancient qualities,
But will not tell you out of respect.
Not everyone can see the age of our hearts,
And it is up to us to discover our own.
Paige G Jul 2013
You smell like warmth,
Like the sun giving me a smile,
And comfort,
As if I had laid down in the soft white sand,
And of love,
Love that reaches out to me with open arms.
It lures me closer, intoxicating in its magic.
Through hugs and conversation is clings to me.
Slowly leaving your body, leaping onto mine.
Giving me no choice but to surrender to its call.
But from me it leaves now, teasing and taunting.
And again and again you continue this vicious cycle.
Pounding my senses with warmth, love and comfort,
and then abandoning me, leaving me craving more.
Paige G Jul 2013
The lightning bold through my body
The chilling rain upon my skin
The creeping spiders up my arm
Each escaping breath of life
The eerie darkness of the night

The fireworks of a first kiss
The pungent smell of roses,
Like the first day of spring.
The beauty of the crashing waves
The quiet flutter of a butterfly,
As I float on its wings.
I feel awake.
Paige G Jul 2013
When they told me to relax
To think of the place I felt most calm
I knew just where to go.
The only place I remember pure bliss
Was in your arms that chilled night.
When I didn’t feel the stress of the day
Or the bite of the air.
Never had I felt less alone,
Like I had all I ever needed
Right in front of me.
And although you didn’t see the gleam in my eye,
Or feel the rush of my beating heart,
I sure felt it, and knew
I would never forget it.
Because your arms took away my pain,
Your strength of care silenced my worry,
And your heart taught me how to love.
Paige G May 2012
Breaking.
Forming.
Never.
Hearts.
Scars.
Again.

A gentile plant
A seed to start
Water and care
A sprout peeks out
Too much water
Drowns the plant
Winds may blow
And owners negligent
But the flower will rise on
Through the thorns and weeds
Of its past.

A teardrop
Lingers
On the edge
About to fall
Clinging on
-
A tear that falls
Will never be forgotten
Paige G May 2012
My Mind
A loss for words
My eyes
Can hear no more
My ears
Cannot look anymore
My Voice
Runs and runs with confusion
The impossible now possible
The possible now probable
The probable now realist
And the realistic
Is a dream come true.
Fly
Paige G Jul 2013
Fly
Don’t let these ties pull you down
Cut them free and learn to fly.
The sky is limitless and infinite
Come fly with me and never run.
Fly from the problems that fill your mind
Continue your journey without fear
Of rejection
Of failure
Of disapproval
Of anything other than what you deserve.
Because trust me that you are much
Greater than you will ever see.

I hope one day you will find this strength
The strength to carry on,
To see the beauty in what you have done,
And not what you never could.
I’m here right now and will try my best
To help you see the light.
But when I am gone, who will make sure
You make it out alright?

Fly while you can spread your wings,
I’ll leave with you tonight.
Forgetting all that sits below us,
We’ll make these stars our own.
Close your eyes, take one last look,
And feel the winds of freedom.
Paige G Jul 2013
I’ll forget you now
To remember you later
Getting close today could mean
Us never talking tomorrow.
The more we share, I fear,
Is what’s tearing us in half.
Some thoughts can never be unshared,
Some dreams can never be undreamt,
But if I could go back
I would slow everything down,
Take every moment, and live it.
Live every smile,
Every laugh,
Every hug,
Every hello,
And every goodbye.
So that now,
I can say hello to you
Instead of goodbye.
Paige G May 2012
In a dream
Dancing to no music
Our hands meet
The sparks fly
The butterflies flutter around us
Two nevers
Finding harmony alone
And soon
After we start to believe
The dream ends
And we must part
Hands slowly falling apart
Never meeting again
Only in dreams
Paige G May 2012
I wonder
In the darks of the night
In the blindness of the light
Is it me that crosses your mind?

I wonder
When there is no care in the world
When there is everything to fear
Who will be the one to save you?

I wish
If one day
When faced with doing the unthinkable
Before you make your choice
You think of me
And you will make the choice
That lies in your heart rather your head.
Paige G May 2012
The words that lie
The actions that cheat
The emotions that hurt
Increasing tension, decreased love
Hope that can barely hold on
How long will it last
Before the world snaps
From all of its wrong
Paige G Jul 2013
Come now, join me for a picnic,
Let's run now, I want to see your smile.
Under the sparkling stars,
With the moon bursting with light,
Upon your glistening face.
We'll talk of nothing,
And speak of everything.
Let us dance together until we can't feel our feet,
We will fall to the ground and then start again.
If you listen you will hear
The sounds of a forest concert.
The leaves will keep the beat,
The owls will sing the harmony,
And we will make the melody.

Please don't forget our midnight picnic.
Paige G May 2012
Should I tell him?
Ending everything that I have worked for?
It is worth it to keep the lies alive…
To hold back tears time and time again
Denying what I know is true
Because underneath it all
I just want to be happy
And I am not
happy
Paige G May 2012
Dinner?
We both know it isn’t
It’s just what we say to keep conversation.
Anything to avoid the question
On both of our minds
You leave for four hours
I will stay here
Not thinking about what’s happening
Of what lies you tell
I even confront you
It’s not an easy thing to do
And your best excuse
Is that I don’t get it
And I am jealous…
OK.
What can I be doing wrong?
That you can’t be truthful
After 20 years, I think I have earned the truth
Not this.
Paige G May 2012
Its not fair that she can’t leave the room
To her there isn’t a clean escape
The words will never halt
And for that, the ability to leave
To depart from my problems
To assuage my emotions
I am grateful
And for her
Who must listen
Be strong
For that I respect you
Run
Paige G Jul 2013
Run
You really don’t trust him, I understand
Behind those gleaming eyes, the disguise of a trap
But I cant stay away from his blazing sun
The force that pulls me closer is more than gravity can hold
With the words that travel deep in your heart
Be cautious, with one tug he can tear you apart.
Is it more than a soul can take?
His collection of hearts is a growing mistake
I know I can leave and push him away
But every time his words lure me farther and farther into love
Paige G May 2012
I’m sorry I was mad at you
Mid afternoon one day
Six years ago feels far away
But still I don’t feel okay
You gave the news of desperation
I cried and screamed at you
You didn’t deserve my ignorance
It never was your fault
I should have hugged you with all my might
Giving you the care you deserved
Instead I was selfish and shut you out
You deserved so much more that day
Six years ago in mid-afternoon
Paige G May 2012
Stay Strong
Every time you stay standing
I feel the power to rise
When you forget the hate
I grow better to fight it
Your hardships are never forgotten
I am who I am because of your courage
Paige G May 2012
I walk by the mirror
Day after day unchanged
With a warm glow of childhood
And a silvery glimmer of the future

I walk by the mirror
A scratch here and there
But never seen from an outsider

I run past the mirror
And to my surprise
The mirror is different
The warm glow has ignited into a flame
And the silvery shine is no longer so distant
When I knew what to expect
I was missing the magic
Of change

I slowly tiptoe past the mirror
Admiring it for its timeless qualities
And never again
Running and losing the magic
Of change
Paige G May 2012
The smile
That clears the cloudy skies of a storm
That warms the chill of the winter
That lightens up the dark of night
That gives hope to the hopeless
That makes me smile more.

Those eyes
That intrigue the uninterested
That entertain the lonely
That mystify the ordinary
That make my heart do leaps.

That heart
That glows in the emptiness of blackness
That makes the doubtful find comfort
That inspires the feelings of fearlessness.

The smile, those eyes, that heart
Remind me of the reasons
Why I wake up in the morning
And smile.
Paige G Jul 2013
Losing you
Like realizing you have no air
Like falling into the deep cold ocean
Like being trapped in the dark
Like grabbing for life but finding nothing

A part of me wants to
To say day after day that I am fine
To just put up with an image
Even though its not what I want, I can manage
Keeping everyone happy except one
But if they are all happy, aren’t I?

Walking over to end it
Feels like an empty desert where I can't see the end
Without water, without help
I don’t think I will get through this on my own
But I have to rely on myself
The words stream through me head of how to say it
I look into his eyes for the first time in months
And every inch of me wants to turn around
To forget what I felt, to just like him again
I could never hurt him like I hurt the others
I barely can utter hello before he realizes something is wrong
Before he can ask, I have to start
Everyone said I would have to free myself to be happy
But getting there is drowning me in worry
And as I speak the words, his face loses all happiness
The last months were nice,
But now they are meaningless memories.
I cant bear to look at him any longer
I feel like a monster
And as I finish,
I cant see a light at the end of the tunnel
I just want to give him a hug and cheer him up
But I know that wouldn’t help
I just have to leave him alone
And remember that I did this to him.
Paige G Jul 2013
What is behind our pictures?
Brushstrokes and smears cloud up the image
The dancing of hues on the white page
But what about us?
We see clarity, but behind that
There are brushstrokes and smears
More artistic than we think
Looking deeply into our sight
Paige G May 2012
Society pulls us apart
The secrets of our love will never be known
To others we are a mistake
To us we are a miracle
Until we meet again
I will think of you
And the time we spent together
Under the dim lights
In the crowded room
But only seeing you and me
Paige G May 2012
I hear the words
That free my soul
But trap my feelings
Gluing them to the ground beneath me

The words of relief
And of excitement
But of wonder
of my future

My feelings
Claw for air and space
But get neither.
Locked it under monotonous reason
I cannot show my true emotion

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