When you walked down those stairs
And came into view
I was blown away
For a moment
I could feel time stop
And my heart beat
You shine
There’s no other way to put it
You shine so brightly
And now everyone can see
What I’ve known for a long, long time
Just how beautiful
And magical
And amazing you are
You’ve given us all
a glimpse of your soul
And I can’t help but stare
Until the light blinds me
Month: October 2019
Heart
Well there it is
Lying on the floor
For all the world to see
I’m surprised it’s still beating
Bruised and broken
The hole still gaping
And you there
Still not caring
No regrets, no remorse
Unblinking
Unyielding
As it beats one last time
And the bloods runs
And I fall at your feet
Beneath the Surface
There’s something to you
Something hidden, something secret
Beneath the surface
Just when I think
I’ve figured it all out
some little portion slips free
for maybe just a moment
and I’m caught off guard again
so familiar
so foreign
so absolutely fascinating
I’m hooked
I can’t think of anything else
but finding my way
into your soul
and peeling back all the layers
Burn
Thinking of you
All fire and fishnets
That passion
Hidden for so long
I want to feel that heat
And burn in those flames
Let go
Don’t fight what’s inside you
Open up the door
Let me in
Surrender to the inferno
And from the ashes
May we rise anew
In Innocence and Ignorance
Clinging to memories best left behind
better days, better times
in innocence and ignorance
I was happy
…or so the nostalgia tells me
but hindsight isn’t always clear
and time has a way
of shining light on darkness
hiding the shadows
smoothing the rough edges
until nothing bad remains
but still I cut myself
on jagged edges
of faded moments
and words left unsaid
The Void I See
There’s something missing
I can see it in your eyes
you can’t hide
that deep, dark well
of emptiness
and destiny unfulfilled
There’s so much left
to see, to do, to feel
if you could only find it
I see you struggle
going through the motions
and yet we both know
there’s something more
Let me show you
come with me
and I can help you
figure out
just what you’re searching for
I don’t have all the answers
but I know the questions
and the paths to follow
to find the truth
and put back inside you
that which will fill the void I see.
I’m Gonna Lose You
I’m gonna lose you
…I never really had you
but still
I’m gonna lose you
I’m pushing you away
into the arms of a bright future
where you belong
free to be you
at your best
it’s what you need
it’s what you deserve
so why does it leave me
feeling so lost?
See You Happy
You’ll never know
just what it does to me
every time I see that smile
or hear that laugh
Even if I could tell you
I’ll never have the words
to explain
just how it brightens
even the darkest days
to see the light
shining in your eyes
Just a look
s stolen glance
makes the hardest work worth it
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do
to see you happy
for your happiness
so easily spreads
Whatever it takes
ask and it’s yours
…though you’ll never hear it
A Million Times
I watched you die
last night
a million times
each death
more gruesome
than the last
each time
a little piece
of me
went with you
awakened
after every end
cold
gasping
reaching
haunted
by dreams
of losing something
that isn’t mine
Porcelain Doll
Porcelain doll
There in the corner
What must you have seen
Your eyes, faded
Your dress, torn
Your hair, dirty
Your face, cracked,
But still you smile
So beautiful
So fragile
A treasure no one knows but me
Let me take you home
Fill the scars
Wipe away the years
Put you on the mantle
For all the world to see
You deserve to be cherished
For all you’ve known
For all you’ve lived
Still smiling
An alabaster vision
the toll that time has taken
Will take work to erase
But how it will be worth it
To see you as you were meant to be