The Promise

the words are wrapped so tightly

and so eloquently

I can't believe they've been spoken

to me

the token holds me tightly

it warms my heart to know

that he's not going

very far

from the place that we call home

his words are true

and his actions real

my dreams are known

– they do exist

they shine through him

as he shines through this

I often can't

explain just how

the feelings feel

wrapped around

but he made the special promise

that I hold so dear to me

cause it feels as though

it is the only thing

I truly can believe

Epiphany

It's painful
yet enlightening
to realize
that my love
for you
is stronger
than yours for me
will ever be

Drifting Away

some have told me
that the distance between us
will only bring us closer together

but if that's the case
then why do i feel you
slipping away through my fingers
like sand on a windy day?

grain by grain
it's like i never knew you
in the first place

you've managed to pull away
from me
and leave me alone
with only memories

you told me this would work
you told me everything would be okay
why did you lie?
why did you break my heart?

love shouldn't be temporary
you weren't 
in my heart

so how is it
that with my feelings as strong as they were
for you
you managed to leave me behind
in the dust?

i will always love you
no matter how many hundreds
of miles you put between us

you stole my heart when you left
and most painful of all..
you kept it with you
and gave me nothing in return
but a broken heart.

Because Of Me

What matters most
is the smile on your face

But the truth is
I wish I could be
the cause of it

Convenient Standby

Life is too short
to dwell in the past
or even the future

But I can't help
but ponder the small things
that mean a lot
in the moment

You say you love me
then why don't I ever
come first?

Why am I brushed aside
as if I'm merely
a convenience?

Love Cannot Compare

The melody rolls from my finger tips


The harmony ripples from my lips
          to the butterflies in my stomach
          to the chills down my spine
          to the waves of sound across my tongue
          to the passion in the clench of my fist


Four parts for three words
because music
speaks the words
that
love cannot.         

Just Let Things Fall

I want to get away
from it all
for awhile

Just shut the door
close the curtains
let the music fall

I want to walk out the door
and know where I’m going.
A place where I’d feel
safe
and not alone

it doesn’t exist.

I want to get away
from it all --
but I can’t
because I can’t let it
go.

Cracked

You told me you loved me

You told me you cared

You told me you'd always be there

But you turned away

and said it was lies

That none of it

had come through thine eyes

But I believed it

and hoped it was true

until the day you left

and couldn't even murmur

an "I Love You"