There is a gap wide enough,

Between what we feel, and what we show,

That a jungle lives between;

Neither hers nor mine, but somewhere new.

This country's a paradise, but

This country's a maze, where my sorrows

Stalk my joys through dark forests

Woven thickly through my reveries,

As hungry creatures - by my hand sent,

For the Gods of my forest

Covet no beauty but chaos.

This place has no maps,

Because this place is me;

And I am the blind cartographer

August 2019

Let the story free
Inside your eyes
Shining like a million suns
Falling from the night

In the dazzling shores
The sky fell from sight
Leaving but a trace
Of what’s hidden deep inside

Is this what we call love?
Dancing with fireflies up above
Is this what we call love?
Forgetting what we lost

You’re the risk that’s worth taking
Setting the atmosphere on flare
If the world spun in sequence
We could find each other’s stare

I wish I could promise
What’s been hidden from the start
But as soon as the stars tumble
I’ll be by your side

Is this what we call love?
Dancing with fireflies up above
Is this what we call love?
Forgetting what we lost

Secrets meant to last forever
Splitting at the touch
When a single hold isn’t enough
Cradling a flame in the dust
Your the one grasping all my might
When I’m with you
Nervously hoping that we’ll be enough

Is this what we call love?
Dancing with fireflies up above
Is this what we call love?
Is this what we call love...