You said we don't work,
and thought that I never cared
But I'd showed you my love everyday,
a love I had daily declared
It was hidden in the "did you get home safe"
I constantly asked of you
Or the way I stared at your eyes
counting them one by one, a pair of two
The way I would proudly state
"You are a mystery to me, I can't read you"
and I would laugh at that thought
as you left me feeling blue
But nothing more apparent,
than the way I said "I miss you"
and how I would wait for you to call,
to hear the words, "I missed you too"

should I find love in Shakespearean words
they would be written something like this

though time takes the hearts of youth
grant me a moment of truth
for my limbs are heavy and my eyes dry
through tears that drop to the floor as I cry

I ask you a simple question, when does love die?

does love die when we part one another
granted, this is the wish of the other
or will it vanish when those memories die
a question I still have no reply

for love takes and love giveth

and to take with no consequences
you will have my eternal condolences
as the love you had parted
was never love that started

so to the love that was giveth

shall you realize that love does not depart
it’s forever stored within the heart
through tears of joy and smiles of sadness
and the shouts of our own madness

to anger or hurt you may chase love away

but love will grant you a light of day
as that is the only way
for the love you hold is true
a love that changes you

I wiped the tears from your cheek,
whispering that I never want to hurt you
I cradled you in my arms,
desperately holding you even as I knew
your fingers were slipping from my hands
I cried while my heart grew weak
But all I could think or see,
were the tears dripping down on your cheek,
salty tears staining the complexion of your skin
and I wiped them as I continued cradling you,
hoping… you would stay here forever
but i knew you would one day leave me too
so to the next season of love,
I hope he treats you with care
in ways I could only imagine
but just know, I tried my best … I swear

i remember that sunset drive.
cascades of light that folded in between our hands.
and i watched you close your hands against mine.
i watched the light between our hands fade — into nothing.
pulling back was the only course i took to save us,
but you will never know that, will you?
it was on that drive did I realize...
love is such a jading feeling.

it was, as it is
like before and after
I forgot and remembered
all these big, yet little things
that we call emotions.
which made up who we were
and the lost wishes we hold
as we spiral out
— of control.
I remembered, I did...
love you most

i fought in silence,
to hold back the tears that swelled in my eye.
i fought the silence,
hoping that these tears will soon dry.

because no matter what you do,
i fight me, to keep these memories of you.

i'm not waiting for you

instead, i am counting the seconds, minutes, and hours
that we are apart from one another.

and to each measurement of time,
i will recount...
the seconds that i love you
the minutes that i miss you
and the hours where i stay, hopeful