...and now, it has taken hold

Her words that caught
A passing eye
Words that lulled
A dozing heart

A little light, her words
They sparked
Etched on the soul,
They leave a mark

I'm one,
heartbreak closer...

I hear your stories,
but did you hear mine?

what she felt wasn't enough,
to say that she loved him so

but she felt it was quite enough,
quite enough to hurt her so

~~~~~~~
*between her pain and joy,
in that space, she could
only find sorrow

a little appreciation goes a long way

Once was enough
but two is too many

not you too...
please, not you too..

She once found love there,
and now she must find it elsewhere

I'd rather feel alone by myself,
than still feel alone with someone else

And he could only look up and wished.
Wished that somebody would look closer,
spared a glance, and notice that he was not okay.

We were never lost,
we just had different maps

I don't want to be famous,
I just want to be appreciated.

The day I started loving you,
was the day I started loving me.

Broken pieces attract

everything was lost,
the war has been fought
it's over, it's done
but no prize was won

Like the sands on the beach,
we play with it, we make with it
into sand castles and moats

As we mold each grain into place,
we think no more of it, and let the sand
slip through our fingers

Now the castle stands on
the most crumbly of bricks
Standing tall in its glory,
but at the mercy of the waves

the sands may be timeless
...but our time is not countless

I lie here and wait,
impatient, still I stay
as time goes and sets its sails,
another day delayed

Time could not be kept at bay,
still me it does not take,
with one hand, I can only wave,
as I hold a steady gaze

Time again departs,
and my heart is falling apart,
still I pray, and wait for what’s mine,
I wait for my own right time

I hold onto it
because I want to believe
that what I felt was real

otherwise.. the pain and tears
were they all for naught?

If I love that is not yet whole,
how terrifying it must be if I loved wholly?

It would be the most exquisite of pleasures,
but also, the most excruciating of pain

Love is a double edged sword

It's white, light,
soft, and fluffy—
yet cold and damp

what is it?

A cloud?

No, it's my *pillow

a thought that keeps,
you are my daydream

a thought that calms,
you are my lullaby

you are that thought,
my mind stays awake

you are the thought,
why my heart is at stake

It seems
I easily fall,
I guess I haven't
loved at all

No, you've never been in a
relationship, so you wouldn't
understand

I've never been yes, but I've had my
heart broken before
From disappointed love, unrequited,
and from almosts

I may not know the *whole story, but
the very least, I know half of it

Always be grateful for what you have
Don't focus on what you don't
Whether it be fame, money,
or another person's love...

I'm selfish
I'm immature
I have no excuse

You're right,
as always

But I can never
bring myself
To listen,
to *YOU

I never thought
I'd cry so many times
From a single heartbeat
That's no longer mine

We were just one heart
Now severed into two
My half just lays and bleeds
How could your heart beat
without me?

No matter how much,
   I guard my heart
   you already own it —
without you even knowing

Child
Simple, Curious
Playing, Jumping, Growing
Honesty at its Purest
Innocent

Planted here,
     you grow amidst,
     this urban landscape
     you're forced to exist

Oh how sad I am for you,
     sad that you'll never know
     the world outside,
     this bustling, busy metro

Because you're planted here,
     you're forced to inhale
     the toxic fumes and worse—
     someone even pees on you!

And yet, you're still here
     doing nothing but growing
     in an island between two roads
     growing strong in your humble abode

Nothing ventured,
        nothing gained           
        fear preceded,             
        fear prevailed              

Failure prevented,
        failure evaded
        life unmoving,
        life not worth living

When you squeeze too hard
and add me to your drink, be warned
for your eyes, will more than blink!

how it must have felt
I can only imagine...

   It hurts to not know

Young women, don't get **annoyed
by young men like Josh or Lloyd

You claim that you were led astray
here now, this is what I say!

When you first exchanged a kiss
you consented, he touch your lips

When each article was undone
his touch, you did not condone

Stumbling into this situation
remember, you made this decision!

Don't claim that you're vindicated
when in as much, you're also convicted!