in the middle of nowhere
and silence like this.
July 30, 2011
July 24, 2011
unerringly
you return to me, unerringly
like the wave to the sea
and i am left with answers
to questions i couldn't ask.
have i been here before
where the sky meets the earth?
have your dreams been mine
and those lemon-scented nights?
yes, i foolishly seek the end
to a journey that's just begun
my eyes they strain for bends
while i overlook beginnings.
darkness falls, and i look around
and find you by my side
my unlived days have passed, i
have found the nights i live.
like the wave to the sea
and i am left with answers
to questions i couldn't ask.
have i been here before
where the sky meets the earth?
have your dreams been mine
and those lemon-scented nights?
yes, i foolishly seek the end
to a journey that's just begun
my eyes they strain for bends
while i overlook beginnings.
darkness falls, and i look around
and find you by my side
my unlived days have passed, i
have found the nights i live.
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July 18, 2011
Fallen Stars
What if i tell you
That the stars that have fallen
At your feet
Were my fears once?
Each a part of me
That lay awake as darkness
Screamed its way through
Corners of my mind.
And then you vanquished them
And set them free
And let them be.
And my night sky
Glowed with stars again
And i knew what i had to do
I gave you all the stars.
For all i have ever loved
Is darkness and sorrow bare
And now you steal my pain
And i see that
I have belonged to joy
Even before laughter
Sweetly kissed my eyes.
That the stars that have fallen
At your feet
Were my fears once?
Each a part of me
That lay awake as darkness
Screamed its way through
Corners of my mind.
And then you vanquished them
And set them free
And let them be.
And my night sky
Glowed with stars again
And i knew what i had to do
I gave you all the stars.
For all i have ever loved
Is darkness and sorrow bare
And now you steal my pain
And i see that
I have belonged to joy
Even before laughter
Sweetly kissed my eyes.
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July 9, 2011
June 29, 2011
I've been looking for reasons. Coincidences are a lot easier to explain. But, i can find no reasons, and there's only so much i can explain.
How do i explain this emotion? It's like sitting under that huge elm, under its shade, while i fill up the pages of my diary. There's a light breeze that takes me back to the days i'd swing on trees and throw stones in the pond. And then i look up and find that while i've been busy writing, the sky's turned grey. There are thunderclouds, and my heart starts to race. It's exhilarating and terrifying. I want to run across the fields, chase the rain as it lashes down. And there's this part of me that stands there, wishing the clouds would stay forever.
These are the words that i cannot speak.
Bring me broken chords, my love
For i dance in the shadows.
How do i explain this emotion? It's like sitting under that huge elm, under its shade, while i fill up the pages of my diary. There's a light breeze that takes me back to the days i'd swing on trees and throw stones in the pond. And then i look up and find that while i've been busy writing, the sky's turned grey. There are thunderclouds, and my heart starts to race. It's exhilarating and terrifying. I want to run across the fields, chase the rain as it lashes down. And there's this part of me that stands there, wishing the clouds would stay forever.
These are the words that i cannot speak.
Bring me broken chords, my love
For i dance in the shadows.
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June 27, 2011
Beyond that Door
A lot of times you live by your own set of rules and ultimately make judgements about what's right and what's wrong. Until the wall you've built up, of all the things that are right, comes crumbling down. Until there's no right and no wrong.
A lot of it is what you believe. You've stopped yourself from doing a lot many things because you feel it's wrong. And that fear cripples you, slowly steals your joy until you feel no more.
Till one day when you rise from your slumber to a knock on your door. It takes courage to go out without your defenses. It takes courage to do something you've never done before without constantly waiting for lightning to strike you dead. And it takes courage to believe, the way you believed in magic when you were a child.
You think you don't have it in you, but somewhere outside that door is the world you created. The one where what you believe is what you get.
A lot of it is what you believe. You've stopped yourself from doing a lot many things because you feel it's wrong. And that fear cripples you, slowly steals your joy until you feel no more.
Till one day when you rise from your slumber to a knock on your door. It takes courage to go out without your defenses. It takes courage to do something you've never done before without constantly waiting for lightning to strike you dead. And it takes courage to believe, the way you believed in magic when you were a child.
You think you don't have it in you, but somewhere outside that door is the world you created. The one where what you believe is what you get.
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June 20, 2011
no regrets
insubstantial grief
or depression bare
that clutches at my heart
never quite letting go.
like loneliness and
pain, and winter rain.
and for every morbid fantasy
i've sold my soul to,
i find that it's happiness
i've always been afraid of.
you're like those stories
i've saved deep inside of me,
unsullied and bare
like the sky washed clean.
i've let grief cut into me,
because happiness felt lethal
i've learnt to feel less
with every wound that's healed.
and now you bring me joy,
paint my skies with silliness
and laughter, and surprise
and songs i've forgotten
and i learn why regret
has never been a choice
why happiness has always
waited for the last dance.
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