Having a Coke with You
is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne
or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona
partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian
partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt
partly because of the fluorescent orange tulips around the birches
partly because of the secrecy our smiles take on before people and statuary
it is hard to believe when I’m with you that there can be anything as still
as solemn as unpleasantly definitive as statuary when right in front of it
in the warm New York 4 o’clock light we are drifting back and forth
between each other like a tree breathing through its spectacles

and the portrait show seems to have no faces in it at all, just paint
you suddenly wonder why in the world anyone ever did them

I look
at you and I would rather look at you than all the portraits in the world
except possibly for the Polish Rider occasionally and anyway it’s in the Frick
which thank heavens you haven’t gone to yet so we can go together the first time
and the fact that you move so beautifully more or less takes care of Futurism
just as at home I never think of the **** Descending a Staircase or
at a rehearsal a single drawing of Leonardo or Michelangelo that used to wow me
and what good does all the research of the Impressionists do them
when they never got the right person to stand near the tree when the sun sank
or for that matter Marino Marini when he didn’t pick the rider as carefully
as the horse

it seems they were all cheated of some marvelous experience
which is not going to go wasted on me which is why I am telling you about it

by,
FRANK O'HARA

Magic Wand
Written by Mauve Marini

I was once lost
But you came and to find me like a rose
I was once stuck in a strange sea
But you came and rescued me

Then…
You tried to bring my old self back
Wait, no, you let me discover another side of me I never thought I have
You made me realized my worth
That in every angle, I deserved the world

And then…
Time flew fast
Fairy godmother came smiling and giggling as if she’s up to something
And yes, I was right
Pointing the magic want at us
She let love bloom in just one strike

All those…
“I’ll keep you happy, you are important to me”
“In my arms, you’ll be happy”
“Let’s conquer the world together”
“Let me take care of you forever”

One day…
We woke up asking,
What is happening?
What happened to us?
Who are we now in each other’s life?

Now…
All the promises are broken
Maybe the magic wand was stolen
Could someone please return it to fairy godmother?
To bring everything into its places forever
So we can end this with a “happily ever after”

Please Stay (Haiku)
By Mauve Marini

I stood before you
Sweet smile flashes on your lips
Then you turn and leave

You stood before me
“Please stay” taciturn eyes begged
But you slip away

By Mauve Marini

Standing on a cliff is no easy
Heart’s pounding, knees are shaking
Possibilities of getting hurt never gone
I wanted to escape but foot’s rooted on the ground

I cried and screamed for help
“No One” listened
I told everyone I’m tired
“No One” believes

Then you came,
Saying “No One” is your name
That if only you could,
You will give me the world

You offered your hand to me
Saying “Hold on to it whenever you’re ready,”
Glimpse of hope
Is all I ought

The smile carve in your lips
Made me take the step
And held your hand
And love blooms as if struck by a magic wand

From Her
By Mauve Marini
I
I used to sit alone in a corner
Thinking things I don’t think anyone would waste time to wonder
Weird as what some people say I was
Half true, believe me, I must

II
I’m a girl you might not want to be with
A girl who chooses to be alone and quiet
Plain and simple
Stuck in this world like needle in a thimble

III
Emotionless face that I have
Best actresses in the movies wish I was one
So the pains and sorrows could be visible
That in my eyes people need not to look deeper

IV
Here comes a ****** dressed in a neat school uniform
He said he knows me quite very well
He sees my agony that’s hiding behind me
My broken heart, he said he can fix it

V
Creepy mind reader he was
Secrets I keep reached his mind in a blast
Who told him I cried over someone?
Oh, it’s me, yes I remembered once

VI
You know what, you should’ve had come a little earlier
So that you could’ve saved me from that night
Where I was drowned in an ocean of lost thoughts
But thank you for bringing back my heart I once lost

VII
I’m not much of a talker yes I know
Nor a Shakespeare in a corner
I could write just right enough
But not as great as what you have thought

VIII
Time doesn’t really stop
It’s the feelings which make everything in a hiatus
Moments that we’re together
Will be kept like a treasure

IX
It’s for years I play hide and seek from love
With the pain I carry which stuck me inside
You must be the ****** my heart was waiting
Carrying the love I was looking

X
You’re the zephyr echoing in my head yesterday
Now a voice singing ever so calmly today
The faceless lover who appears in my dreams every night
Now finally I caught a sight

XI
Denial stage I was before
Now contradicting it no more
Yes, I’m into you
I want to be stuck in forever with you

XII
Love is meaningless
Until someone would come to give its meaning
Love is inevitably twined with pain
Just keep holding on

XIII
It’s you who I wanted
To wait for me while having the best walk of my life
It’s you that I wanted in my life
I love you no matter what

XIV
I don’t trust words
Nor fond of promises
But for you I’m willing to take the risk
No matter what and how it takes

XV
I am no beauty, rich nor smart
But all I can offer is my wonderful heart
The sweeter you’ll treat this
The longer you’ll keep this

XVI
Swear I won’t deny it
Love and pain,
I’m gonna embrace it
Just hold on to it, I won’t let go nor slipped

By Mauve Marini

She’s just plain and simple
Stuck in this world like needle in a thimble
He’s a ****** yet smart
Humorous and kind

She seems quiet
He’s joyful and fun
Both dwelling in an altered world
In hiatus, suddenly collide

Unforeseen, it came
Yes, love is its name
Sluggishly, feelings grow
Dear hearts will be kept like gold

Written by Mauve Marini

I wish you didn’t saw me in that empty room
So maybe there’s no love that bloomed
I wish I wasn’t in that chair near that window
If only I knew

You said I wasn’t that pretty
Not that tall nor curvy
Just plain and pale as a paper
But you learn I’m a keeper

In my eyes, you looked deeper
Saw my sorrow and pain that sheltered
Saw the broken pieces
And you said you’ll fix it

Yes I wasn’t that gorgeous
Maybe that’s why I lose
But you said I was perfect
I just can’t see it

Your love came unforeseen
But I still let you in
Our altered world finally collide
Both can pass through in each other’s life

You get me out of someone’s maze
Cared, loved and cherished
I felt happiness at last!
But babe, it didn’t last

We’re just still on the way
But your love is slowly slipping away
I blindly-pretended everything’s fine
Just to keep our love on the line

You promised me
You’ll always be there for me
Not fast as lightning
But you’ll walk miles just to be with me

But babe, where are you now?
Will I still hold on to your vow?
Where are you when I needed you?
Of all people, why you?

I wish I am still the voice inside your head
The girl you will always dream
The one who always means to you
The inspiration you always turns to

But you changed
Seems like your love faded
You took me for granted
You left me feeling unwanted

I feel sorry for all the guys
Who lost a good girl
Because they weren’t mature enough
To keep her and treat her right

I may no longer your plain and pale as a paper
But I am still that clumsy-quiet-girl
Who's heart will always be yours

Are You Happy Now?
Written by Mauve Marini

Let me start with a simple “Hi”
How’re you doing?
Feeling fine?
Are you happy right now?

You once said,
That I was just a reminder of how chaos your life was
Now that I’m gone in your life
Do you enjoy it the way you wanted it to be?

How does it feel to take me for granted?
When all I did was to be there for you when you need me?
How did I become a reminder of chaos?
When all I did was loved you utmost?

Ain’t I worthy of your time and effort?
Is my love ain’t that worthy to fight for?
How do you just give up?
Without even trying to fight?

Ain’t this cliff worthy of fight?
Ain’t my cliff not that important anymore?
How do you turn into that coward,
Afraid to take a step forward?

How do you just turn away?
And leave me there astray
Like what you did to our memories
As if photographs that were torn to pieces

Have I loved you the wrong way?
Why did you suddenly slipped away?
I don’t want to think that I chose the wrong person
I believe God has a reason

You started me with a simple Hi
But you chose to gave me up
And ended with a painful Goodbye
Babe, are you happy now?

I hope you do