When people ask me to describe my father,
I try to do so as best I can.
He is a giant standing at least seven feet tall.
He is stronger then Atlas and Super Man put together.
And when he smiles, he can illuminate even the darkest of days.

When people ask me to describe my father,
I try to do so as best I can.
Because truth is he was never really there.
He was a magician, who at the drop of a cape would disappear.
He always smelled like old cigarettes and cheap alcohol.
And when he yelled at my mom, it would wake me from any dream.

When people ask me to describe my father,
I try to do so as best I can.
Because truth is, I never really knew my father.
But I can imagine what he would be like,
if he was still here.

I have always walked through life like an incomplete puzzle
Desperately searching for the beautiful picture hidden deep within
But forever stuck fixating on the blank empty spaces
And while there is nothing there, it somehow manages to mock me

But today i have made my choice
This boxing match with depression has gone on long enough
I will gather all the strength i have and give depression a one two combo
A one two combo so hard it would make Muhammad Ali flinch

And it is today as i stand here smiling
Center ring with one hand in the air
Depression is out for the count

What is my talent the room awaits in wonder?
Not knowing the talent of which I am about to awake from its slumber
While everyone knows I play music and sing
Sometimes tell a joke or two because let’s face it I’m good for a few laughs but that’s not the thing
The thing I’m about to unleash here is from the deepest side of me
If you couldn't tell by now you will soon come to know it
That the man you see before you is an “in the closet poet”
Afraid to come out and slightly ashamed
Because I can’t write anything more beautiful than “what’s in a name”
I write poems

I write poems of love and the loves I’ve lost
Because love is worth it at any cost
It is the beauty that resonates deep from within our souls
Like a brilliant diamond that started from a lump of coal
Let’s face it everyone who thinks they know me has read me from cover to cover
Literally from front to back without even opening the book not even a crack
I was too afraid to let you in to let you see my world
Hiding in the closet like a scared little girl
But here I stand I’m not ashamed anymore
I write poems.

I still remember our first date
I was so nervous i barely ate
But you thought
That it was cute
You looked so pretty standing at the door
My heart pounded so hard it nearly hit the floor
And that's when
I fell for you

But now
It's over
And I'm still not over
You

Like a road map your lost in my heart
And i don't know where to start
But it's true
That I'm still in love with you
When i see your face in the hall
And when you say nothing at all
I know it's true
That I'm still in love with you

I still remember our first kiss
When you told me to put my lips like this
And you took
My breath away
Summer was ending it was almost fall
And i didn't know it then at all
But that's when
I fell for you

But now
It's over
And I'm still not over
You

Like a road map your lost in my heart
And i don't know where to start
But it's true
That I'm still in love with you
When i see your face in the hall
And when you say nothing at all
I know it's true
That I'm still in love with you

So I'll have one more sleepless night
Because when i turn out the light
All i see is you
Because I'm still not over you

Like a road map your lost in my heart
And i don't know where to start
But it's true
That I'm still in love with you
When i see your face in the hall
And when you say nothing at all
I know it's true
That I'm still in love with you
That I'm still in love with
You

These cracks in my heart are like a road map back to the start
To when i found my first love
Or so i thought
We sat on a hill side waiting for the stars to shine
Slowly watching the sun grow smaller in the distance
And in this instance
I feel love
But soon i realized the sun was gone
There were no stars or fireflies to ignite the night sky
The sky was left dark
And the air became cold
And the love i once felt became a realization that i was still alone
But you can be alone without being lonely right?
Or does it mean that every night when i fall asleep
Trying to fight the tears and the fears of being alone
That nobody cares
Nobody is there to share my hopes and my dreams
Or stand witness to the fact that my life
The life of a hopeless romantic with nothing more then a pen and a piece of paper
Is important
But what can be more unimportant than a romantic poet with no one to love?