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One

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:51:31 +0000

So glad now of being alone,
befriending my mind.
I thrive here in my solitude,
watching music dance.
A troupe of tail-lights outside my window
Dances
To the music in my ears,
to the rhythm in my soul,
and the spring in my step.
I was one when I arrived,
searching for love.
I wonder if I’ll ever find it,
yet know,
When I go, I will still be
One.

Shadows

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:24:56 +0000

Silence is common to us all,
We speak from the shadows,
With words polite, movements proper,
Yet no one hears intention…

We reach out and touch each other,
Who do we truly feel?
We speak of breaking down walls,
Only to fortify ourselves further

Afraid of being in the light,
We stand in the darkness, naked,
Flawed, we attempt to hide our scars -
A masquerade of character.

Serendipity has brought me to you,
From a voice unheard, I hear your words
A thousand ways can love manifest
And you’ve given me love anew

Disrobed, I see my own scars,
Unafraid, I embrace the light
I conceal my defects no more,
These imperfections make me real.

All I need now is a touch, true,
A single word, truly meant.
I am no longer afraid of being myself
To enfold you in my arms is now all I desire.

Wishlist

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:58:01 +0000

I wish I was an aeroplane
that soars across the sky
I wish that I was a thought
as pretty as a butterfly
I wish I was imperfect
my imperfections make me real
I wish I was a poem
that everyone could feel

I wish that I was jealous Hate
that falls with grace to Love
I wish I wasn’t a single option
but all of the above
I wish I was as beautiful
as the stars in the sky at night
I wish I was undeniable truth
of believe in love at first sight

I wish I was the reason
that made you want to live
I wish I found it easy to take
but easier to give
I wish I stood on my own two feet
and dared to not belong
I wish I was the sun-rise
I wish I was this song.

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Inspired by the song Wishlist by Pearl Jam. The good thing is that I didn’t know the lyrics to the song when I wrote the poem, and it helped me make my own wishlist which you can almost sing to the original tune.

Where Do I Go from Here?

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:08:37 +0000

In a quiet room
Full of darkness
In silence I lie
Thinking about you
With a heavy heart
And tears streaming down my face…

If I stopped believing in love,
Could I then get over you?
If I closed my eyes and wished you away,
Would you then disappear?
If I held my breath and hoped to die,
Would I then be free?

I’m only asking because I need to know
Where do I go from here?

Mirror II

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:58:16 +0000

Mirror mirror on the wall
Showing me truths you hide from all
A monster in your face I see
The monster looks just like me
Alone, frustrated, angry or hurt
Whiny, boring, rude and curt
Fists of hate and eyes of sorrow
Truths don’t heal, so lies I borrow
Broken heart, tired soul
Begs for freedom from lack of control
The face I see in the mirror is mine
But hark! It could very well be thine.

Untitled II

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:06:51 +0000

Hope clouds reason
Truth behind closed eyes
We wait for something
To rescue us. Our prize
Is what we’ve shared
And may never again have
But I’m still here
If only to save you from the sun
And I’m still here
If only to save you with my gun
I heard your voice
In my head; it brought me peace
But an awful truth follows me
To leave me ill at ease -
That I hate the sun
And I hate my gun
And I hate being alone
But that’s exactly what I am.

Intolerance

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:17:39 +0000

I won’t die, for not believing your lie
I believe that you’re high, and it’s MY God in the sky.

I’m here, adding fuel to your fear
And if you don’t adhere, you will disappear.

Your skin is darker than mine
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
You don’t believe in my God
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
Oh you won’t sing my song?
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
Just want to get along?
WILL NOT TOLERATE!

You think you’re better than me
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
You won’t adopt my beliefs
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
You live in peace while I seethe
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
You breathe the air that I breathe!
WILL NOT TOLERATE!

You live in my world and I
WILL NOT TOLERATE
You disrespecting my rules!
WILL NOT TOLERATE!
You’re everything that’s not me!
And I will not tolerate you!
YOUR DEATH WILL SET ME FREE.

The Surrender

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:24:51 +0000

Lying in my place of serenity,
Trees blow me a kiss.
In this love-strewn place I rest,
Nothing is amiss.

In and out of sleep I drift,
Dreams and reality intertwine -
Butterflies form a dancing troupe
The squirrel’s a pantomime.

I smell your skin, I feel your warmth
You keep me from going under.
You brought me back from my personal abyss,
To your love and will, I surrender.

Until I Sleep

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:55:44 +0000

I felt the sun go down at 12pm today
Mid-day, mid-life, nowhere my head to lay
With fragments of a broken mind
My thoughts are of unholy kind
Lost everything that I hold dear
Hopelessness giving birth to fear
This will not end until I break
Until I sleep and never wake.

Parabol/Parabola

Fri, 18 May 2007 03:07:45 +0000

So familiar and over-whelmingly warm
This one, this form I hold now
Embracing you, this reality here
This one, this form I hold now

So wide-eyed and hopeful
Wide-eyed and hopefully wild
We barely remember
What came before this precious moment
Choosing to be here, right now
Hold on, stay inside
This body, holding me
Reminding me that I am not alone in
This body, makes me feel… eternal,
All this pain is an illusion

We barely remember
Who or what came before this precious moment
Choosing to be here, right now
Hold on, stay inside
This holy reality, this holy experience
Choosing to be here in

This body, this body holding me
Be my reminder here that I am not alone in
This body, this body holding me
Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion

Alive
In this holy reality,
In this holy experience,
Choosing to be here in

This body, this body holding me
Be my reminder here that I am not alone in
This body, this body holding me
Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion

Twirling round with this familiar parable
Spinning, weaving round each new experience
Recognize this as a holy gift and
Celebrate this chance to be
Alive and breathing

This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember:
We are eternal! All this pain is an illusion!

(Lyrics by Maynard James Keenan/Tool. Taken from the album “Lateralus”. I will be contacting their forums to ask if we are allowed to show these lyrics on our websites. In the meantime, I wanted you all to read these)