Keep quiet
My mind screams the command

I don’t want to keep quiet
I want to be able to live honestly

I want to hold her hand

Without being ashamed
Without being scared of what They might say
Without being scared of my friends finding this poem

Without being scared to love

A thin line
That separates
Confidence
----------------------
From
Arrogance.

It’s better


It’s better if I am not around people;
They are all much happier that way.
It’s better if I avoid conversations;
I have nothing to say.


It’s better when the rain is falling;
I understand the rain.
It’s better if I never existed;
You will have to read my brain.


It’s better if you don’t try to understand;
I have no more empathy.
It’s better if I never find out,
What you truly think of me.


It’s better than me,
The version you see,
When we first begin,
To meet.


Once you get to really know me,
You will all see,
Why it’s better without me.


(C)2017 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.

Do you remember
The first day of the summer
Of the last year
It was a great pleasure.

Do you miss that night?
We were enjoying the moonlight
It was a lovely sight
And then everything was alright.

Have I fallen in love ever
In my unrest life?
I'll never forget you, never
Even in this stormy weather!

You are still summer rain
In my broken heart
Yeah, I cannot start
My day anymore, turn me back again!

I miss you so much, I love you forever
My heart is broken without you here
I care about you, my dear
Where are you, sweetie, where?

We are
Little galaxies,
Every one of us.
We are filled with darkness
But also stars
And beauty
And endless wonder.

Tell me
How long until
My hands unfeel
Yours in mine
How long until
My eyes unsee
Your blue eyes
How long until
My ears unhear
the sound of your voice
How long until
My heart unloves
A relentless love?

We're almost touching.
we were walking side by side,
you're talking about cabs in your hometown.
I can feel the gravity of your hand, calling my fingers
whispering "it's alright."

We're touching but not quite.
you held my shoulder to protect me from the passing cars.
and for the first time in a long while, I felt so fragile.
In this world where I find it hard even to breathe,
you believed me.

I almost said it.
All I need is one ounce of strength to tell you every single thing that I have ever felt about you.

I want to find home in your collarbones.
Would you be kind enough to let a stranger in?
I want to seep in your being because I'm cold.
The world is harsh and my cracks are aching.

Almost.