Falling Slowly

a bundled ball of mixed emotions

terrified of hitting the ground

even if we know it's the only way

of bouncing right back up

Make You Feel My Love

when the pain makes you
want to close your eyes
and forever be numb,
rest your bones my dear
and just reach out your hand,
and i promise
even through the dark
you will always find mine

Saw You In A Dream

your song playing

it left me wondering

what you are doing

while i lie here dreaming

dreaming of the day

when our 

toe tips and fingertips

will finally meet

Dare You to Move

another night closes in 

wrapped in blankets

and its make-believe warmth

i stared out my window

and saw the clear sky

i watched the stars

and felt a twinge in my heart

thinking how we might be 

looking at these same stars

foolishly thinking

that if only 

i was brave enough

i would have been 

wrapped in your arms instead

If You Believe

You said
I am as pretty,
as bright and sunny, 
as a sunflower in bloom

You said
the only difference 
between me and the sunflower
is that I don't need the sun to bloom 

Because

you believed

that I am my own sun
and I can make my own light

Then, 

I said,
yes I am, and yes I can
still, you make me shine brighter

If you believe that dreams come true

There's one that's waiting here for you

'Cause I believed when I saw you

That when you want something enough

Then it can't escape your love

There is nothin' in the world that cannot be

If you believe

Stickwitu

hopping on parallels

shifting timelines

crashed into you

never meant to stay

could never stay

yet

when i ran away

pieces of you

still got stuck

under my skin

Lost at Sea

as another year closes

another one begins

life truly is 

a cycle of 

endings and beginnings,

ups and downs

like the unpredictable

ebb and flow of the sea

but it's the in between

that matters the most

because it is where

i found myself

and it is also where

i found you

Sky Full of Stars

you are a good one
a memory to look back to
when days seem darker, somber

you are a good one

like pinpricks of light

scattered across the dark sky

even if each second that passes by
from that moment we said goodbye
drags me deeper into the abyss

in the hopes that maybe
when i hit the bottom of the pit
all that's left  for me to do
is to go up again

Cardigan

I turned the sound up

letting the music float

finding its way towards me

as I lay on my bed

staring at the ceiling

picturing the shape of your face

imagining the crinkles on your eyes

no other line on any song

could be more truer than -

"I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs"

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss

I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs

The smell of smoke would hang around this long

'Cause I knew everything when I was young

I knew I'd curse you for the longest time

Chasin' shadows in the grocery line

I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired

And you'd be standin' in my front porch light

And I knew you'd come back to me

In The Next Lifetime

almost

may seem melancholic

leaving behind a trail

of hopelessness

and crumbs of regret

almost

sometimes it's all 

we could ever have

the best that 

we could hope for

but if given a chance

almost 

can be quite as a good as

we made it

for it's the journey

of almost making it there

with you

that had them rooting for us

Be Your Light

Anticipating

Light at the end of the tunnel

Dragging one foot over the other

Shadow cast over the light

Tripped over own two feet

Crashed into you

Sparks turning into burning embers

You keep me warm

We find our way out

I get so caught up in the middle
Thinking of drowning in those blue eyes
I'm losing sight cause I am falling
I'm so deep down, deep down

Cornelia Street

Lost in the city,

blinded by the lights;

even though I know this place

like the back of my hands.

Something's missing,

the fingers that

used to intertwine with mine; 

as we wandered through 

the city streets at night.

Searching for those eyes,

hoping to find it

as I turned on every corner.

Just so I can tell you -

I don't wanna lose you.

Smother Me

I've always learned

to be content

with whatever 

comes my way.

To never ask for more

than I already have

because not everyone

has the same privileges

that I've had.

Yet with you,

there could never

be enough.

Call me greedy, if you must.

Because even if 

you are way more than

what this heart

could ever hold

still, 

I keep on 

wanting for more.

Now I can breathe
Turn my insides out and smother me
Warm and alive, I'm all over you
Would you smother me?

La La

I tend to use

ambiguous words

to beat around the bush.

I fancy you.

I adore you.

You make me smile.

Hiding behind

these seemingly 

flippant words,

even if we both know

I'm just too yellow -

to say the ones that

I really wanted to say.

What would you do if I told you that I la, la, la, la, loved you?
Do if I said it tonight?
What would you do if I told you that I la, la, la, la, loved you?
Cause you know I la, la, la, lie

Iris

 i watched you
as you bled your heart out
of all its miseries and regrets.
you thought nobody
would care enough anymore;
to lend you an ear and listen.
you thought you were just a name
on someone else's list;
and that your days would end
just as that, only a name.
i hope you know that you're not.
'cause i watched you.
please keep in mind
that you are more than 
just a name - to me.
you are human 

and your story 

is just as important

as all of the other human beings

who lived, are living,

and will live in this planet.

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

Still Though We Should Dance

your song

played on the radio

out of the blue

and it reminded 

me of you

now all i can think about

is how i wish

i could dance with you

I'm not superstitious though I feared I was cursed
You'd think that almost drowning would have quenched my thirst
But you walked in the room and I knew at our first glance
With you I wanna dance

Say A Little Prayer

your mind was muddled
by your troublesome past
and foregone sorrow.
now you spend your time
listening to voices
you hear inside your head.
everyday i try to reach you
with our simple greetings
and silly banters.
until one day i asked you
to just say a little prayer for me.
it caught me off guard
when you bowed your head
and with a clear voice,
you offered your sincerest prayer for me.
and that time,
all i could think about was that
i was blessed by an angel.

 

Is It Okay?

set off on a journey
where two souls could meet
meet me in the in between
where sleep and wake intertwine
i'll bring you peace
if you'll let me call you mine

Is it okay if I call you mine?
Just for a time
And I will be just fine
If I know that you know that I'm wanting
Needing your love

A Love Song

Love is what
makes the difference
at the end
of an exhausting day.
No matter how 
grueling your day
could be;
if what you seek
and what you find
at the end of each day

are peace and comfort,
and a hand to hold,
then you probably understand
how and why 

love is what 
makes the difference

at the end of an exhausting day.

'Cause everybody's needing
What the singers all are singing
In a love song.

Angel

my day went by

in a blur

no time to breathe

no time to rest

my day went by

in a rush

here and there

everywhere

finally my day

came into a lull

where everything 

finally went 

hush hush hush

i sat on the grass

and looked at the stars

wishing i could just

sit with you and tell you how 

my day went by 

in a blur

Let me be empty
Oh, and weightless, and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the angel