Poetry

Dreams Are Delicate (Creatures), They Slip Away So Easily

She promised we'd talk

But we never did.

He promised we'd sing

But we never sang.

They told me they would

But they never did.

I thought it'd all happen

But nothing ever did.

Kingdom

Roads meant for you to walk on

Are now barren land.

Your feet don't reach the ground,

Heaven is your holy land.

You won't let anyone touch those

Sun-kissed skies

You own them now.

On your way to the moon,

Can I ask you a question?

In the deserted cities,

And all the bedrooms you left behind,

I wonder,

Will there ever be a life with you and I?

Passing the state line

I was long deaf,

Oh, what I would give

To talk to you again.

Through these landscapes of snow,

I wonder,

Can I ask a question?

Your father keeps your boots immaculate

He cleans them everyday,

As he walks across the yard

His hands shake harder than mine ever have,

I never knew.

Can I ask you a question?

Is there space for me in the skies?

To You, They are Faraway Lands

Do you recall the leaves?

Cracking under those military boots

You were lost in the early spring hours.

But here, the particles of sand only bring sorrow,

And yet

I've never felt anything like Egypt sand.

In the summer you walk,

In the winter you run,

In the spring you break, relentlessly,

In your fall you become.

And yes, the times have changed,

Here, tables don't turn,

Through the five lives I've lived

My feet have taken root in the ground,

Now I can't move.

But all I can tell you is,

Amid all this chaos

Briefly

I saw

I lived

I saw

A woman’s heart break

And never mend.

A Poem for Former Lovers

A question

Unanswered

You'd look for me anywhere

And I look for you everywhere.

Worlds

I’m grateful for today

Cause there’s no tomorrow

Would you let me touch your skin

So I know it’s all real

This beauty

This Earth

This love

And this street, your hometown.

Girls

Oh, I wish there was a ladder in hell

I could climb to get out of here.

Oh, silly girl!

Hasn’t your mother taught you to dream?

Hasn’t the world taught you not to?

It's Time

Whatever you think of me, do,

Whatever this was, know that it was,

Whatever will happen, let the stream flow,

Do not resist.

Whatever will happen, already has,

Don't you know?

History

Nothing has changed

And I fear

Nothing ever will.

We go around in circles

Till our final days.

(I don't think you understand yet.)

Space and Time

I know you think of me still

You’d never tell a soul

I know, secretly you wonder about me, too

I know we haven’t met since

And never will again

Funny

But I keep thinking of you

And you of me

Do our thoughts meet

In the open space?

Conscious

Don’t make me fall asleep

I’m too busy

Wondering

What could have been.

Our Backs Against Each Other

I don’t know what to say,

Are there even words?

They feel out of touch now,

As we too fell out of love on a Sunday morning

Behind the red barn

Just like them.

You were holding my hand as I was yours,

The door bursts open,

On which side are you?

The Past is Ours

You say you didn’t forget

But I did,

I made sure the doors were closed

Behind our backs,

But now yours is touching mine

And I can’t let your hand

Go!

Imagine me in another life,

Would I be prettier?

Would I be happier?

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.

Famous Last Words

And if there is one thing I want you to know,

It’s this:

I’ve forgiven you

A long time ago.

I Have Lost the Game, I Never Had a Chance

November breeze invites me

To dance

Invites me in

From the cold

I know, I know

,,Freezing is good

For the soul’’

No harm in playing the game

Of circles and turning

Tables

And pointing fingers

Setting fires

Without putting them out

Just know,

In the end

The only one standing

Is never you.

Remembering

I keep flashing back to better times

The worst we've ever had
I hold in my hand our dearest memories

Nothing that the wind won’t carry

Nothing that rainfall won’t wash away

Sand, earth, particles of it. Light!
Wrap your hands around me
Hold me tight