- ...And They Lived Happily Ever After
There was a gentle wave of sadness that swept across the land.
It waited until the dry years had passed.
Then it hit me like a flood and knocked me off my feet.
But you were there to catch me.
I was drowning neck deep in pity when I reached out for your hand.
You accepted with such generosity.
I asked you so kindly to pull me from this prison
- 3 Minutes 47 Seconds Left to Live
It's 3:47 when I can't wake up.
My nights have consumed me but my eyes seem wide awake.
A second never passes if the clock never ticks.
Stuck in time I drift away.
I gaze upon these dials.
I wait for them to move forward but they never do.
I'm seemingly trapped inside this moment forever.
- A clean, well-lighted place
Old man, times are changing so fast.
Your past loves are far gone and your thoughts on life
have slowed down.
The bottle is all that you've got now.
But I can see myself in those bloodshot eyes, and you
were right.
We all need to find our own ways to sleep at night.
Anyway, I can make mistakes all on my own.
- A Cold Summer
it's not fair that I'm here and you're so far away
I'm so scared with you there and me so far away from you
every time the sun just rised I dream I stare into eyes
I wish that you were here right now
if only I had one more kiss
if only I had one last wish
I'd make that wish on you
- A Heart Shaped Balloon
there's a boy staring at the ground
wishing so hard that everything was easy
he's holding a heart shaped balloon in his hand
with his fist clenched so tight he must learn to say goodbye
he wants to let go
there's a girl staring into the sky
wishing so hard that everything was alright
- a letter
I know that I've grown and you'll always remember me at two years old slurring my speech and clinging to your knees. but you've given me some of my favorite memories. I know this distance tears us apart. old photographs and phones calls aren't enough. so I just want you to know you've always been there to help me conquer the coldest winters and I love you for that.
- A Tangible Structure
You say, "If you were to have wait too long that I might have to leave."
I say, "Please don't go."
I know that leaves sometimes fall too soon and so slow.
I say, "Please don't go."
You scream "If I were to have said that then that I might have stayed."
I say, "Please don't go."
I know that fear sometimes is just too much and never slow.
- A way I'll never be
winter's creeping up on me
either summer was shorter or global warming
i look around my room and all i see is an unmade bed
misplaced records and untied tennis shoes
a half burned photograph of you
well of course i couldn't see it through
is this what i've got to show for all my years on this earth?
cause if so no wonder i question my worth
- A Weeks Worth of Tears
I found you on a Saturday
lost you on a Sunday
fell in love with you again on Monday
the weeks pass by so slowly
but I know one thing:
I'll be in love with you on Tuesday
if you choose to keep me
- ABC's
A is for Asshole, the neighbor next door
B is for Barney, that purple dinosaur!
C is for Cats, those crazy felines.
D is for Doug and Skeeter Valentine.
E is for Easy just like your Mom,
F is for Fucking her all night long.
G is for Goats going meh in a boats
H is for Hating the stupid Po-Po's
- Against Better Judgement
If I sailed this letter out to sea would it reach the shore?
Would you pick it up and read it aloud or just ignore?
Would you think I'm wrong if I sang a song for you tonight?
Could you stand the thought of me being right for once?
Whoever knew.
You said that I could never be what you wanted me to be.
Then why wouldn't you let go of my sleeve?
- Alone Forever
here's the place where I say something today to make all my problems go away
somewhere along those lines I'll skip a few words
but I won't forget to say goodbye this time
how can I call this love when you can't even feel at all?
looks like I'll be alone forever and today
and if I fail to find the one who's right for me
- Anatomy of a Corner
who have you got inside your head?
your sense still left in the air
I know not what's ahead so I just stare
and admire the darkness that dragged me here
I know not who's been here
except I know that you were here before me
what will you do when no one is left there?
- Andromeda
3 million light-years away from home,
And I am lost and freezing cold but still hanging on.
I don't know why.
All that I can see is the light from far off stars slowly dying.
How did this all begin?
How did our love begin?
How will the universe end?
- Aphelion
My mind is black hole of broken dreams
Without you here next to me
And this skyline sunrise won't suffice.
You're the reason that I exist.
Your heartbeat strengthens my resonance.
Should I take this slow or will you just let go?
Last night I looked up and matched each star
- Better Off
yesterday was a sad day because you threw my heart away
but today is a new day time to start living my life my own way
no rules and no embarrassment
way more sex and no harassment
I think I'm better off on my own
I'm better off all alone
well I started thinking about us lately
- Black Secret
That night when I said "I love you more than anything"
Not a word came out of your mouth.
An awkward silence arose from the sky and ripped us apart.
I tried wishing upon a glowing star,
But that star seemed to crash into earth and stop my heart and stop time itself.
It seems the world just stopped spinning and threw me off it's axis into space.
I'll suffocate eternally, internally.
- blaine's charizard
I'm melodramatic, addicted to self-loathing and apathy
I disregard progress as useless intentionally
you ask why I hate myself so here's some honesty
you ask why I never talk so here are some loaded words
I'm a burden on my best days, fragile but non-recyclable
I'm proficient in solitude and the art of concealing emotion
- Breathe
We'll take this slowly.
We're learning to breathe for the first time, in love.
And like gravity we hold each other in place.
Can you believe how fast we've grown the last two years?
(The best of our lives)
I can't wait to spend it out under the stars.
I've never seen Earth from this far away
- Car Wash
I woke up at 10:30 this morning
cause I was supposed to meet you at the car wash
and all I wanted to do was see you in a bikini
but we ended up making out in Jon's Lamborghini
he opened up the door
he called you a whore
we slammed it in his face and I did you on his leather suitcase
- Catherine's Lullaby
don't let go never let go
(fall in love)
are you counting sheep as you fall asleep?
are you counting the ones who got away?
do you miss him as much as he misses you?
ad if you swear you love him then you probably do
it's only been five days short
- Curl Up and Die
I don't know what to do now that I've lost you.
I can't hardly breathe.
I won't get any sleep.
I'll curl up and die tonight if you let go.
Feeling like this I guess you'll never know.
I use to sing songs that make me smile
Now all they do is make me cry.
- Desperation in A-Minor
Late that night on Wednesday you said you were somebody's girl.
It came as no surprise.
I was never meant to rule the world.
All I ever wanted was the truth and nothing else.
So I didn't yell.
No, I didn't yell.
I'm locking my door and I'm crying my eyes out.
- Dream
Sweet dreams my lovely.
You are everything to me.
You are the breeze blowing gently.
The air that I need, the sun that gives me life.
I'll keep you safe and calm.
My angel, my only one.
- Dustin
tossing, turning, laughing, smiling when I see your face
writing songs, jotting notes just to take his place
man, I sure love thinking of you
seeing your smile makes my day better than you ever knew
you come to me every night in a dream
when you're not around I wanna cry
nothing I could ever do or say could make you love me today
- early spring
there are some things that I can't say when I talk to you
like "I've been thinking recently about you"
and "I'm throwing myself off this cliff
cause I can't believe that I have you"
all I want is what you want
I don't know what I'm thinking about, but I know it's you
all I need is you right now
- Emo Elmo
Emo Elmo.
He bumped his elbow.
Poor Emo Elmo.
I'll be your friend.
I said "Hey, I remember you from Sesame Street.
You were red and cute and moving to the beat!
Shaking your booty all night long 'till Mr. Rogers came on."
- Erika's Dragonair
when I lay my head on your chest
I'm oblivious to questions that
have a habit of keeping me from sleep
like what's the rate at which the universe expands
or the probability of death by gamma ray bursts from a distant galaxy?
and when you whisper to me
"it's gonna be okay"
i know it's gonna be okay
- Every Song in the World
arguments and confrontations never win
when all I want is to hold your hand
I'm lacking words to string together at the end
it's you and me
we'll make it, you'll see
so what am I supposed to do when every song in the world is about you and me?
- Everything
Everything I've ever known resides within your lovely bones.
Your eyes paint my sky blue.
It's cliché but I'm in love with you.
Mountains and oceans and stars and planes,
Don't compare to the most beautiful girl to breathe air.
It's true.
Everything I've dreamed of rests in your smile.
- Failure By the Dozen
Don't worry about me while you sit there
And watch blood flow from my wrist.
Never have I felt or never have you seen
A heart crumble in two.
I'll watch the sunset tonight.
As I lose my life a star falls from the sky.
I'll mumble my last words as you hold your breath;
- Falling
I've had the same dream every night of me and you on a plane
I keep waking up before we crash
but right before I do you whisper
"we could've had something more than this"
you said "let go" as the turbulence shook my hand out of yours
I realized you didn't love me anymore
a glance out the window as clouds roll by
- Fictional Lullaby
if you could sing to me one more time before you left me behind
I swear it'd make my life
if you could sing me to sleep tonight
it would be the sweetest lullaby and I would hardly sleep
a note I'd write for you tonight
thanking you for everything you've ever done for me
- Five Flights Down
Hey cloud, how are you doing there?
Why are you staring so blankly?
Are you carrying a storm just to drop it onto me?
I've never done anything wrong.
Lonely girl, who are you looking for?
Don't you know that she's been lost for years?
Covered beneath some blankets with a pillow for a cure.
- Forever
You're so close to me yet you're so far away.
You're everywhere I am and every single thing I want to be.
Today I was staring up at the clouds and I swear I saw your face brushing against mine.
When I look out my window and stare at the stars,
I dream of you being with me I'm too afraid to tell you.
You're too shy to ask me but I love you so much that I can't breathe.
- Forever and More
Just one more day with you.
I'd say anything to make you stay.
You know I love you.
You know you make me the happiest person there ever will be.
Last night I had the bestest dream.
It involved you and me.
Swimming and singing and cuddling forever and more.
- Headlights and Parking Lots
We danced around empty parking lots with radiant headlights shining on us.
Days have passed, but oh so slow.
This feeling grows lying on the floor with you.
Oh, you're everything.
Oh, you're all I need.
Oh, falling like a star.
Oh, I'll never be too far away.
- Hey, You Dropped Your Purse
there's this girl I know and love
I think about her about day but she doesn't notice me
I rap about her in my songs and dream about her in my dreams
she means everything to me
her eyes, her hair, her smell, her taste
I'm sure the sex is really great
but that's not what I care about
I have the biggest crush on her
- How The Stars Fell Into The Sky
Take all it back (Take it away from me)
These lines are getting blurred,
And this is how the stars fell into the sky.
(So maybe I could stay awake)
But I'm waiting longer than forever,
And will I see things better on the other side?
Somehow I lost sight of what was meant for us.
- I
if i believe (e e cummings):
if i believe in death
be sure of this
it is because you have loved me,
moon and sunset
stars and flowers
gold creshendo and silver muting of seatides
- I guess everything reminds you of something
the smell before the rain
always makes me so nostalgic
for summers back in texas
and i wonder how my dog who ran away is doing now
i hope he thinks about me each time he chews a shoelace
every time i see a john wayne movie
i'm thankful for my dad and how he raised me
and i honestly believe that i'm the same as i was when i was fourteen
- I Hope You Know, I Care More Than I Could Ever Show
I know it's hard to breathe now.
It keeps playing in your head.
I know it's hard to let it go.
Eventually everything has to end.
It's not as hard for me as it is for you.
But I'll help you make it through.
Instead of being sad let's just clap our hands and dance.
- I Poured My Heart Into This
We will fly that kite soon and it will be sunny. I promise.
I promise I'll keep you warm at night.
I love you and all I want to do is hold you in my arms.
I love you and all I want to do is be with you right now.
I’m coming back and you better be alone.
I’m coming back for you and you better be alone.
I love you and all I want to do is hold you in my arms.
- I Wouldn't Trade This for the World
Everyday I wake up and I'm in love with you so much.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I slip on my jeans, tie my shoes, get in my car and I'm off to see you.
It's a fairy tale that's come to life.
You're the princess and I'm the prince.
I can't believe that you feel the same for me but you do.
Take my hand and grasp it tight.
Hold me all through the night.
- I-45 Northbound
These mountainous street lights pave our way.
They blind us and keep you away.
They shine so bright to push me through.
These memories are overcast.
I'll remember them much too soon.
Take me back to where I was in your arms downtown
- i'll miss you so much
in a corner I would sit alone until you came and recused me
our two broken hearts have grown so far apart, it seems
but if you fall tonight would if matter if I'm there?
a lonely night spent alone doesn't seem so far away
I'll miss you so much
in a corner I would sit alone until you came and recused me
- I've Got My Heart on My Sleeve
Our conversation's lacking words.
My mind's clouded up.
You're usually not like this, something must be up.
You're twirling your hair.
You're not looking me in the eyes.
Give me the bad news first.
I've got my heart on my sleeve.
- I've made a huge mistake
we live then we die
in the middle we ask questions like "why me?"
some people are searching for a purpose, a meaning
I'm coping with feeling worthless
and second guessing everything that I do
I've got first world problems and I still can't solve them
woe is me
- III
Ode To Childhood (Piero Scaruffi):
When i was a child, the world,
with all its mysteries scattered
all around my body, was a question
that i dared not ask. I was not afraid:
i was overwhelmed. I did not know yet
the language that could weave together
- It's Always the Quiet Calm Nights When the Stars Shine Almost as Bright as She Does...
It was a quiet calm night when you stepped on my porch.
Tender and kind and you looked to the sky.
With a note in your hand that was signed in pink pen.
Your bangs hanging down like they always did.
I waited inside with that smile on my face.
My fists clenched so tight.
My heart started to race as I waited for the doorbell to ring,
So I could tell you that you're my everything.
- IV
Ode To Moon/Space-time (Piero Scaruffi):
I recede from the visible universe
in the opposite direction to the Moon,
the blunt scythe harvesting nights,
while the endless agony of gravity
leaks the lost alphabet of stars
in which sunrise will be written.
- Letters Between Lovers
Dear lover:
I'm sorry to do it like this but we're through.
I'm sick of you.
I can't stand you anymore.
I can't stand your half-assed fake smile.
I can't stand you pressing your body against mine.
I can't stand the taste of your lips.
I can't even stand hearing you say I love you and I can't stand myself saying it.
- Life
Life is like deep space.
You never know what you'll find.
But I got lucky because you found me.
I won't close my eyes until you're sleeping soft
Cause I promised I'd always take care of you.
So I just kiss you soft and hold on close
Because we both know that you only live once.
- Lost At Sea
I was lost at sea
Storms were weighing me down again
I couldn't see the shore
I couldn't breathe anymore
But then I heard your voice again
And after these four years my hearts fuller than it's ever been
I can't believe how I even lived before
- Love
Wake up my darling.
I have a secret I've kept from you.
I've needed you my whole life
Even when I didn't know you.
So don't be gone too long
Or it will break my heart.
Just keep your mind on me
- Lyin' Mayans
I used to hate how you'd only ask about the weather, but now I'll take any excuse for a conversation. I'm sick of talking to myself. Everything used to remind me of something but I've spent so much time repressing memories that I misplaced my own name with my sanity. My self-doubt got the best of me. If the world's really ending, I guess I should prepare. But you know I've never been that good at goodbyes, so I just want you to know that you're beautiful before we die.
- MC emo
Sing along with love until you both forget the words
Keep yourself deeply emerged with every sound that can't be heard
Until what you loved has broken clocks and time is left there, frozen, stopped
For all there is to see
For all the heartbroken to be alone
The sky, although it weeps for you
There's not a thing that I could do to change your fate
- Meet Us at Graceland in 20
It’s the summer.
Hold the bummers.
Que sing alongs to American Football.
Taking shirts off to impress the ladies.
Shredding skate parks in our childhood towns.
Play in basements.
The cops shut ‘em down.
But that’s ok everyone left when I started anyway.
- Memorial Park
The sun set too early today.
It may not ever rise again.
The wind blew as the moon glowed.
And I tried to let go.
The sun fell down
(Without a sound.)
Into a bed of clouds.
- Motionless
Me and you sitting motionless under the sun so engaged in our love.
You scootched over slowly towards me.
But I didn't hold back my smile.
I never hold back my smile.
I stared motionless in awe of your perfection and my love.
Almost everyone believes that love's just a fling.
But holding hands, darling...it's the real thing.
- My List of 15 Things to Avoid This February and 3 New Ways to Hurt You
I painted all the stars the colors of your eyes in hopes I'd make through tonight.
You always say,
Too bad you're not sensitive like him.
Too bad your eyes don't compare to his.
I'd rather watch the sunrise then watch myself melt into your eyes.
I'd rather fall with the moon then fall in love with you.
- Never Said
I never meant to lie to you.
I never meant to break your heart.
I know exactly how that feels.
I never meant to be afraid.
I never meant to make you cry.
Sometimes I don't understand why I do what I do.
I regret most the things I said.
- Ocean
I would swim across an ocean for you
To help fight off the storms that bring you down.
When the night is dark I'll be the moonlight that shines down on you.
You're everything I'll ever need and more.
So I fall to my knees waiting for you.
Your blue eyes remind me of the sea.
- Oceans of Skyline
Vast oceans of skyline divide this uncertainty of you and
I might not be one to forget that easily.
And maybe it's for the best or maybe you will regret playing charades,
When every seconds another spent alone. Or no?
I've got good reason to believe,
That things are not quite what they seem.
Just give me enough space to breathe,
- Over You
it's like nothing I ever said ever mattered
I never ever did make you happy
but you never said a word about it then
laying in the living room filling in the crosswords
I used to fill the answers in with 'I love you'
even when I knew it wasn't right
well, I still do
- Overrated
over
it's over
I could read your eyes across the room
overrated
love is overrated
just so you know
you spin me around like a tornado
- Paper Airplanes
I tried so hard to fit in.
I never did.
It hurts me so to just let go.
So I never will.
The flight lasts so long.
It never ends.
With a voice so low just let go.
- Patience
patience
it takes time for her to realize she needs you
patience
it takes time for love to sink in
this night flies by like a big bolt a lightning
it hits my heart
it's just so frightening
- phone calls from prague
your finger tips left imprints on my skin
from summer nights when you were scared.
my voice was low and we didn't stay home like we used to.
the only thing keeping you from leaving was my heartbeat matched your breathing.
but when you left for Europe that May it changed.
you returned with a new light to your face.
i remember the last thing you said.
it wasn't goodbye
- Piano Song
can't you see what being in love with you does to me?
I've been up all night trying to figure out a way to let you know
you are the best that I'll ever have
and I'll never let you go
I get weak in the knees and I can't speak
I've been like this the whole week
- Planes, Trains and Long Goodbyes
goodbyes and train rides
smooth moves and previews
long nights and secrets
my eyes, just forget it
all I've got to pull me through this mess is my pillow and blanket
so I hold them to forget
- Promise Ring
I can't breathe tonight.
You're holding me too tight.
But I'm not complaining.
The way you comb your hair
Reveals that nothing else is fair
Unless I have you and I do.
Downtown is the best place I've ever been so far.
- Rain
I feel raindrops fall against my window.
The wind outside roars.
It's when this happens I seem to miss you most.
I know someday I'll be with you.
The rain will fade away and let the sun shine.
But for now I'll lay in this bed and wait
For you to call and make my nightmares go away.
- Realizing What Was Once Had
always I know that letting you go
was the worst thing I've done since day number one
when we laughed so much
I thought it would last but I was so wrong
I want you to say what you feel
let me know how I can help you heal
cause I never meant to make things so wrong
- Sad Song
Another sad song plays today.
Days never seem to go my way.
I'm dead last again, in last place
Wishing I could see your face.
Using the same old lines over again.
Wishing this pain would finally end.
Trying to find a way out of this world
Then again you're not the only girl for me.
- September Seems So Lonely This Year
This boy feels so alone and broken up.
A smile seems so far away.
I'd give away my breath to see you again.
Instead I'll draw a silhouette of you.
September seems so lonely this year.
She is the sky and the wind.
- Sleep
Lay your head against the bed and feel the love flow through your veins.
If you're scared just close your eyes and see through mine.
(You'll see through mine)
You are the light at the end of the tunnel.
It won't be long until the sun starts to settle.
I'll be waiting for the owls to bury into the oak trees
Like you do to me before we both fall asleep.
- Stay on Rewind
These shattered dreams I have of you are wearing thin.
So is the hope that tomorrow will be better.
The last time I heard your voice you were shivering with hate.
I don't think I'll ever see you again.
I dream tonight the sweetest dream that could be had of you.
I wish that you would be happy
- Sunshine
Did you know you make my world go around and my heart beat slow?
When you lay your eyes on me I can barely breathe.
So I just hold on tight and feel your hand on mine.
You are my sunshine, angel don't cry.
I'll be right there by your side.
And if you miss me just close your eyes.
I'll be right there by your side.
- Thank You
You change my world without a word.
You make fishes jump in a pond.
You make dying trees begin to grow.
You change my day with your smile.
You take care of every child.
You take the fields and make them grow a bright bright green.
You make it rain when the sun is hot.
You make it snow when it is not.
- thanks for disappointing me
a whisper so soft unheard, it dies
I know you gave your all
I did too
this might be our last chance to fly away from here
so lift up your wings and let the wind carry us away
all the people here seem so mad
- The Astronaut
When we were kids you'd tell me everyday
"I want us to run away.
When you grow up to be an astronaut,
You can fly us to the moon.
And it'll be just us marveling at the Earth."
And we will feel more alive.
And here we'll spend our whole lives.
- The Daydream Impression
You never know what's gonna happen.
You just hoping that everything's right.
You never can tell who's a good person,
Who's gonna help you or who's gonna fight.
Being nice will get you rewarded.
Being a fool will only bring trouble.
So just be grateful for what you've got
For what you don't have and for what you want.
- The end of something
It was a long drive, you had begged me to stay.
But I had changed my mind. I couldn't comfort you anymore.
It was the last time we spoke, you'd asked me to read you Hemingway.
You asked what it meant.
I said "love, it wasn't fun anymore."
Then we realized it was about us and no more words came out of our mouths.
Sometimes it’s better to let go of the nights you can never get back.
Most times it’s best to say no,
- The Jaded Diary
This diary has run out of pages.
On each and every line I had written your name
But I've crossed out every single one.
The pages are torn and so is my heart.
I still look at it every night to remind me never to make the same mistake again.
And writing a song will keep me awake
Cause I'm scared I'll dream of you.
- The Joie de Vivre Break Up Song
Joie de Vivre why did you break our hearts?
Now who's gonna sing to me when I'm sad?
I mean there's Empire! but Jon just quit the band
And Snowing makes me want to kill myself.
I know that there's other things on your mind
Like starting a Creed cover band.
But I have to be honest with you:
- there's no such thing as destiny
you and me are human beings with different intentions, different emotions. so why am I surprised when you confess to me that you're so sorry but it's not meant to be? you ask me, can we just be friends? and I smile sarcastically and whisper softly, I'm sorry but it's not meant to be. I know that everything might not work out. nothing's ever meant to be and that's what really scares me.
- This Little Pink Bracelet Made Me Stay
This bracelet you gave me reminds me of hard times
When crying knocked the wind clear out of me.
I said "I'll never feel better."
I'm staying up later since you said you would call me
But it's been two hours past the time that you promised me.
It's all been going down hill since early last week.
- Twitterpated
I know those thing you say will make my every day.
We'll be together for tonight.
I hope you'll stay close to me.
You're my everything.
I'll fall in love with you again and again.
If I could tell you one more thing
I'd tell you that I love you and I want to hold you.
- Two Little Crayons Fell in Love
Two crayons sat upon a bed.
One was green the other red.
The sheets were blue to set the mood.
The silly crayons name was Fred.
He told her that he was in love.
Outside the window, singing doves
Sewed and pressed on bright blue sky
And crawling were two lady bugs.
- Ut Lux Lucis Fades
It's all barren now. It's like a wasteland.
An atomic bomb has been dropped down onto my heart
And I'm left in the dark.
And if these planets align it's a sign that maybe I should leave.
You mean nothing. No.
You mean nothing anymore.
I'm coming home to see that the oceans are gone and the sky is grey.
- VI
Desert Places (Robert Frost)
Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast
In a field I looked into going past,
And the ground almost covered smooth in snow,
But a few weeds and stubble showing last.
The woods around it have it - it is theirs.
- VII
Unspoken Words To You (Andrew McShan):
things you love and that I love about you
December 15th, 2004:
unfinished stories
the moon on mondays
dreamsicle snowcones at 3:00 p.m.
- VIII
Silently if, out of not knowable (e. e. cummings)
silently if, out of not knowable
night’s utmost nothing, wanders a little guess
(only which is this world) more of my life does
not leap than with the mystery your smile
sings or if (spiraling as luminous
- When it Rains
it's raining
no, it's pouring outside
it won’t seem to stop
no matter how I try to fight
it just keeps pouring down enough to make me sad
rather than to bring you here
now, if only I could find some shade it would all be ok
- X
All The Time Running (Mary Frances Wagner)
Even when you see it coming,
leave tread prints behind,
you'll wonder about this moment,
this curve at dusk, the dog chasing
the coyote across a field, the coyote
losing ground each time he checks
- XI
Sonnet CXVI by William Shakespeare
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
- XV
Boy (Russell Hammond)
Hidden behind that smile
Is an expression
Which shows the way he truly feels.
An expression never seen
But so recognizable.
On the verge of surfacing - he hides.
- XVI
La Mort des Amants (Charles Baudelaire) [The Death of Lovers]
left (original version in french):
Nous aurons des lits pleins d'odeurs légères,
Des divans profonds comme des tombeaux,
Et d'étranges fleurs sur des étagères,
Ecloses pour nous sous des cieux plus beaux.
- XVII
Ode to a Loved One [Sappho (c. 610-570 B.C.)]
Blest as the immortal gods is [she],
The youth who fondly sits by thee,
And hears and sees thee all the while
Softly speak and sweetly smile.
'Twas this deprived my soul of rest,
- XVIII
Frustration (padmore agbemabiese)
I have walked through the wilderness with no wings
yet the stars keep twinkling sometimes,
I am scourged by the cold starlit heaven the pain dreary and my sore heart weary
this soul speaks of a storm with an axe deep into its roots
and the pain is like a salty stream running through a wounded heart yet,
- You're the Best I'll Ever Have
there was a boy
he loved her more than anything in the world
she looks at him with her pretty eyes
how could he even resist a smile?
I guess he couldn't
I count the days and I count the hours
but tonight I'll be right here