The beat of my heart
It ebbs and flows
To the shape of your words
And the curl of your toes

Your shadowing stares
Sing high in my mind
Silent spaces, deep-rooted
Drinking moments of sound

I could talk for an hour
I could walk for a year
Every word slowing steps
Till the steps disappear

From a distance, each step
A discretely placed line
In a parallel world
Every step misaligned

Every life has two souls
Every soul has a voice
We should sing till we’re numb
Like we’re given a choice

Looking forward I choose
Not a song of my own
But a counterpoint melody
Cadence unknown

Memories

Exploding Fairytale

The canvas' faded stares are reflections of her dreams
Colors blue, with warm hues wanting to be seen
Overflowing life-line rivers flood her hands
With strokes of fate and streaks of faith
She questions everything

I just want to know her
I just want to show her how to process all the sunlight
So everyone can breathe

What color will I be
Is reflecting me as easy
Let's get your mess all over me and rub it in

And I can't stop this from happening
Realize that the picture once drawn could be the same
If we stay in this together
There's only one way
Your love once lost is forever the love I'll give

Find what you lost in my eyes
Find what you need in my smile
Rediscover sanity held by a dreamless night
When our souls start moving faster than our lives
We'll hitch a ride on a fairytale and sail away

I just want to know her
I just want to hold her as we peel away the world
And whisk in fantasy

Disorganized and lovely
Refreshing fire glowing
This fairytale is exploding all over you
All over me

And I can't stop this from happening
Realize that the picture once torn will mend
If we stay in this together
There's only one way
Your love once lost is forever my love to give

I wish you could know me without words...
That my eyes might show you something so unfamiliar,
To make passion and curiosity plow wall to wall, clearing a path for comfort.
That a moment's touch could make your past seem misplaced.
That control wasn't lurking in the shadows.
That being myself is enough.

I lock myself in a room with these feelings,
until the rational suffocates the irrational.
as i rise to my feet to unlock the door,
i slip and hit my head on the tear drenched floor.
my dreams are where i thrive.
in my dreams i hope to die.
in my dreams are where you and I can be.
where we can be...

The sun rises from your parted lips.
A delicate breeze,
Warmed by the sun,
Joins your breath for a graceful dance on the contours of my face.

Though admonished against it,
My eyes remain open.
Darkness has no place between yours and mine.
To be blinded by beauty is something divine.

If the earth stopped spinning,
If the universe stopped expanding,
If time stood still,
I would tie myself to a silent moment with you.
Never to worry about the future,
And forever thankful that the past has brought us here.