Untitled

Why can't you slow down?
What do you think you'll miss?

Life is unpredictable,
But isn't so fleeting...
So fleeting that you need to run,
To hold your breath,
As you sprint through the rose beds

I realize
A sluggish pace can lead to boredom,
But,
A lighting pace can lead to missing out...

On smiles,
On laughs,
On pain,
On sadness,
On everything,
On anything...
All of the things that lead to the big picture

Working so hard just to make the future better,
What of the memories you may never create?
What of the life you deserve?
What if you pass it by?
Instead of it passing you by?

So why can't you slow down?
What do you think you'll miss?

Call Me Tonight

Call me tonight,
If you can't lie next to me,
Call me tonight,
If we cannot hold each other,
Call me tonight,
So your voice is the last thing I hear

I've missed your embrace...
Unless you are here
I've missed the satin like feel of your lips...
Unless you are here
I even miss the way you give me sass...
Unless you are here

I love your hugs,
I love your kisses,
I love the way you play...

But it if wasn't today...
I miss you

So call me tonight,
If you can't lie next to me,
and call me tonight,
If we cannot hold each other,
but call me tonight,
So your voice is the last thing I hear

Please call me tonight,
Because without you here...
I missed you today

What is The Difference?

So many people,

With so much to say,

They can't see us,

The way I do,

The way you do.

It's too easy to write it off,

To go with conventional thought,

Life is filled with societal expectations,

They are not mine,

They are not yours.

So many words can be heard in the shadows,

Weird,

Wrong,

Unnatural,

Inappropriate.

So many opinions,

So many beliefs,

So many thoughts,

I do not have them,

You do not have them.

There's only one reason,

Only one doubt,

There's only one critique,

It is not mine,

It may sometimes be yours.

Life should be measured in moments,

Not by years,

The quality of experiences not the quantity,

The quality of mine,

The quality of yours.

This will create struggles,

This will create doubts,

This will create questions,

I know they are mine,

I know they are yours.

The number of years that separate,

Are seemingly great by the numbers,

The emotions that validate this,

These are mine,

These are yours.

So when the questions start to come,

When the doubts creep in,

When the naysayers chime in,

There is only one answer,

One sentiment to share.

THIS is not yours,

THIS is ours.

So what is the problem?

So why do you care?

What if this was yours?

What is the difference?

The difference is simple,

It is not an answer based on arithmetic,

It is pure qualitative data,

The difference is honest, pure, and straight forward...

THIS is ours...

THIS is not yours...

There is no difference

Your Trust Is My Treasure

I'll always try to do the right thing,
Success can never be 100%,
I'll always try to do my best,
I will fail sometimes,
I need you to know...

Your trust is my treasure

You'll tell me things in confidence,
I'll listen with purest of intent,
I might slip sometimes,
Not because I know something,
But because it could help...

Your trust is my treasure

You may find your faith wavering,
You might fear you've invested poorly,
I'd assure you otherwise,
I desire what you give,
I want to hold it dear...

Your trust is my treasure

Your heart is right,
Your head would disagree,
I'd never do anything to side with your mind,
Circumstances shouldn't always dictate,
When intentions are so pure...

Your trust is my treasure

I've seen the consequences of creeping doubts,
I've given you some doubt,
I'll fight until i'm broken and bleeding,
Climb your ivory walls,
To regain or continue to gain what I cherish...

Your trust is my treasure

I vow to make the changes,
I promise to prove myself right,
I'll earn what it is I deserve,
I'll strive to show, not tell
Because in the end...

Your trust is my treasure

The windows to my soul...they are open...

The first time you looked me in the eyes,
I could not hold your gaze,
The insecurity of that intimate connection,
Froze all but my darting eyes.

The power you held when you locked in,
the insurmountable discomfort,
Pushed my looks away,
Scared my eyes away after only 10 seconds.

As days have turned to weeks, and then to months,
10 seconds have become 20, and then 30.
Discomfort to curiosity to intrigue,
Flirtatiously playing with emotional fire.

A moments glance has become an endearing gaze,
Your eyes have become my favorite show,
The changes in emotion that is displayed in each of us,
The mood as they shift colors, shows in your very eyes.

20 seconds has become 2...maybe 3 minutes..
Playing chicken, with our eyes....with our hearts
Now every time you look me in the eyes,
I cannot... I'm unwilling...to break your gaze.

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

I’ve lived through a thousand insecurities,

A million unsure thoughts,

I’ve considered myself useless,

Believed myself weak

And I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

I’ve been given reasons to doubt,

Been told I’ve had very little worth,

I’ve been put down,

And belittled.

But I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

And then you came along …

You’ve told me I’m amazing,

Said that I’m so sweet,

Believe me to be capable,

Tested me, and really seen me,

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

You’ve believed in me at my weakest,

Stuck by me when we both were at our limit,

Relieved me of pain, when I was nearly crippled,

All because you truly care about me.

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you…

You’ve grown within “this”,

Claiming it is me that has given you comfort,

Using amazing as your word of choice,

You’ve given me reasons to believe,

In you,

In us,

In “this”,

But most of all in me.

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you,

I see myself as strong,

I see myself as caring,

I see myself as able,

I see myself as right.

For you,

For us,

For “this”,

But most of all for me.

All of these things were always in me,

I needed a reason to believe,

I needed an opportunity to prove,

I needed an incredible person to show me,

I’ve never seen myself the way I do with you,

The reason this works,

The reason if feels right,

The reason you are so effective,

The reason this is…

Is not because I NEEDED you…

Or even because I NEED you at all…

It is because you are all I’ve ever wanted…

And want is reciprocated by you…

So it is because of your desire,

For seeing the real me inside,

For believing in my strengths,

And accepting my weaknesses

You’re amazing in a million ways,

You’ve shown me your own true strength,

You’ve expressed true beauty in your humanity,

You’ve do so many things…

For you,

For us,

For “this”

And unlike anyone before,

For me.

For all of these reasons

And many more,

It is because of you,

That I see myself the way I do…