you unfurl my petals for me
though my thorns *****
you rest on my leaves
and bathe in my scent
i didn't know i was a flower
until the bee came to me

if the earth revolves around the sun,
that means we all do
but why is the center of my world
you?

as night falls,
so do the tears.
drip. drip. drip
down the cliff of my chin,
soak the pillow
and make it heavy.
drip, drip, drip
down the river of my bed,
glimmer like diamonds
that bleed red.

you make your own choices
but you can’t decide for other people
and that’s why you can’t just have anything you want
everybody wants something else

by mistake, a fleeting touch
i dare not move, nor utter a sound
the world spun as it held me
before coming to a full stop
souls leapt out from their windows
jewelry slipped off my wrist

for me who waited, it felt like eternity
for you, prolly a millisecond only

i write what i right
i right what i write

it rained today
and i saw
hundreds of rainbows
reflected on the streets
as it is in the sky

i wrote and wrote
spilled black ink on the paper
and watched it dry with the spilled crystals on my cheek
i laughed and laughed
at the lovely memories stuck on repeat
and the foolish things i did
perhaps i wasn't the same person i was before

will you do me a favor,
a crease and a fold.
turn me into roses and hearts
for the dear one you hold.
turn me into a thousand cranes
and your wishes are sold.
turn me into envelopes
for the letters in the drawer gone cold.
turn me sideways, over and upside down.
turn me into something i can never become.

for once
i protected myself
and it hurt like hell
sharper than any
knife in the shelf
only to realize later
sometimes we bleed
for the right reasons
sometimes a scar
leaves us lessons
only hurting
leads to healing
maybe it's time
to feel more

when everyone shut their eyes
mine was wide awake, searching for you
it's easy to get lost in this masquerade
but i recognize you anyway
among an ocean of diamonds,
you are the only pearl
you veil yourself in shades of yellow and white
but when the cloak slips off
your beauty glows faintly, easy on the eyes
you worry that you're not as brilliant
and dazzling as other light
that the blemishes you hide
will be exposed with bright light
but it is exactly why i keep looking
even the tides rise when you're near
how much more this ocean of emotions?

breathe in, breathe out
keep calm and stay relaxed
laugh when it's funny
smile when you're happy
flex those face muscles
frown when you're angry
speak up, be heard
always in a manner
so gentle yet firm
know when to sit down
and listen too
words will come when they do
you'll learn the world revolves
around the sun— not you
and most of all
remove the glove
touch the people you love
they're precious
when held in your heart
they're most precious
when held in your arms

if you're going to hold on me
i won't put up a fight
just promise me
you'll do it right

my heart is too busy
pumping blood
my mind will love you
instead

everything suddenly reminded me
of why I was alive
i was ready to die once
but you killed me twice
one with kindness
one with your ****** smile
i was alive but barely breathing
flowers crept up my chest
why did you have to ruin everything?

her head
literally up in the clouds
reading stars instead of books
floating mindlessly
an escaped balloon
what she sees
beyond the blue ceiling
perhaps a golden sky
no one knew
if you ask
maybe she'll give a clue or two
and if you don't
she'll give you pair of eyes
to see it too

the number of pillows in my bed
is the number of worries in my head
i have also a pillow
that never leaves my bed
tucked beside my heart
reserved for you

a hole in the sky
where gold, pink and orange dust enters
a spotlight
for three billion simultaneous plays

the time i let you in
the same time i invited
a thief that stole
a piece of me
and now made the puzzle
fit perfectly

green lace, straight face
floating down the aisle
with a bottled juice drink in hand
i blinked from where i stand
forced myself to look away
but on second glance, i stayed
longer than i should have
“what an odd taste”, i say
both for you, and for me

without any delay
i jumped in the water
my lungs were burning,
screaming for oxygen
but I couldn't back out
not until i could pull you out
safely with me
for some time, all I could see
was the infinite gradient blue
of the ocean
i could swim away
but i rather drown with you

the walls that protect you
are the same walls that imprison you
yes you're safe...

if you love her
let her know,
or let her go

Sun and Moon
exist in the same sky,
but can't meet.
only in the shadow of eclipse.

You and I
live under the same sky.
anytime we can meet
if we make up our minds, right?

a string of letters
better than any language
it rolls off the tongue
and sticks to the mind like honey
the scent of tea and petals
the sound of strings and chimes
angels' choir and booming drums
all at once