I have a good memory
I may not remember every moment
Of my 28 years of living
However, I do remember our moments
And I remember the last "see you later"
We said to each other

A part of my heart
Was dead set on moving to NYC
A dream I have had my entire life
The other part of my heart
Was dead set on you
The woman I had the biggest crush on in college
Yet I didn't think I was good enough
Until the year we both graduated together

I was so lost
What dream do I decide to pursue?
I couldn't have both
Because you are not a big city woman
And I'm a weird mix between the ghetto, the country, the suburbs, and the big city type of man

I remember the day you helped me pack all of my belongings
In the little red Toyota car I had
And saying
"I will see you soon, I promise"
You shed your tears
And my stubborn self cried inside

But then both of our lives
Went different ways
Yet what we already expressed to each other
We both traveled exactly how we wanted to

I don't have many decisions that I think
"What if..." every night I go to sleep
Yet this decision I think about every night
If we will never be together
In the sense of a romantic relationship
I have no one to blame, but myself

I may have missed out
On the perfect love of my life
I wanted as a young boy
Chasing career dreams
Over personal dreams

You are happy where you are
And I am happy where I am
I just know that
This will always be
The toughest life decision I have made
And I do not know
If I will ever get over it
All I can do
Is hope for a clear answer
In my own mind

Chicago sounds lovely,
with new people places and things
I don’t yet know.
People around here say,
“Isn’t it cold there?
You’re going to get shot.
I bet your parents won’t like
you being so far from home.”

They don’t realize
that there are tunnels
and winter clothes.
They haven’t understood
that if I die,
I know exactly where I’m going,
and besides,
I was never promised safety.

My parents raised me to be independent,
and they didn’t try to push me to any
one school,
but when I showed them
the acceptance letter,
they called everyone.
They’ve been so excited,
and they think
this is a sign of success,
me going off and exploring and living freely.

Cast off the past, let it fall from your shoulders
Like last winter’s coat-you won’t need it here.

Fog gives way to sun.
Forget what you left-
The boy you thought you loved.
Do you remember his face?
Watch as he blurs before you.
One day, you’ll wake up and
Realize you don’t remember the color of his eyes.

Green?
Blue?
It doesn’t matter anymore.

Walk the brick paths.
Forget what you left-
The friends who don’t answer their phones anymore.
They cut you deep,
though they don’t mean to.
You have chosen the lesser-travelled path
And now you are going where they can’t follow.

There’s a woman in the distance.
Run towards her
Run like you have never run before.

She is you, you as you are meant to be.
Do not let anything keep you from reaching her
Now that you have found her
603 miles away.

please stop
the pain is ridiculous
you ruined me
by being so meticulous

you planned every move
every step you took
you had something to prove
and i could only move like a rook

you came at an angle
and i only move in lines
you saw your chance to entangle
me, and come for my spine

you play a good game
a very good match
you knew all my moves and aims
but i think i want a rematch

She's better than the rest. One of the best.
She is smart. VERY SMART!!
Her laughter is pure, like of a small kid.
She makes a strange face when studying like burden of whole world is on her shoulders.
She sings,she plays,
she does dancing , she does everything.
She's a great friend.
All these things make her better than the rest
but what makes her unique?
It is that penguin walk of her when she is walking back from college but her hands stay still.
It's her revenge plotting looks when she is trying to concentrate and look into microscope.
It's her meeky voice in front of teachers which usually bursts on random occasions.
She would talk to you like she's an old friend.
Everyone likes her.
She just wants to be a firefly but she is indeed the sun.