I’m instantly overwhelmed by your presence.
Like I’m being
Bombarded with a drum solo
A bass, a guitar,
Your scratchy screamy voice.
But I like your acoustics.
When the lights are more dim,
Your eyes are more bright;
When the world around us slows down
To match your melodies;
When your smile is enough
To make me stay transfixed for hours;
That’s what I like.
Because you’re what I like.
I wish I was as much like me
As you are as much like you.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Sweat
I’m working out
And I’m sweating.
I’m sweating off
Every bad feeling I have about myself,
Every bad thing you say about me,
Every punch I’ve taken on myself,
Every time I’ve felt inferior to you,
Every laugh,
Every stare,
Every thing.
And when I shower,
All of these every’s get washed down the drain
To never be seen or heard of or felt
Again.
How long will I have to
Sweat
Before I don’t feel the need to sweat
Anymore?
And I’m sweating.
I’m sweating off
Every bad feeling I have about myself,
Every bad thing you say about me,
Every punch I’ve taken on myself,
Every time I’ve felt inferior to you,
Every laugh,
Every stare,
Every thing.
And when I shower,
All of these every’s get washed down the drain
To never be seen or heard of or felt
Again.
How long will I have to
Sweat
Before I don’t feel the need to sweat
Anymore?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
As the Time Races,
I want to go back to the meadow
We found back in June.
We spent the day there
But left all too soon.
You held me close
As we lay on the grass.
We laughed, we danced
& let the time pass.
All of the green
Brought out your eyes’ blue,
And in that moment I knew;
You said you loved me, too.
Friends call us adorable,
But nothing can compare,
To that fateful day in June,
That I remember where
We spent the day in a meadow -
Just us as a pair.
I’d do anything in the world
To go back there.
We found back in June.
We spent the day there
But left all too soon.
You held me close
As we lay on the grass.
We laughed, we danced
& let the time pass.
All of the green
Brought out your eyes’ blue,
And in that moment I knew;
You said you loved me, too.
Friends call us adorable,
But nothing can compare,
To that fateful day in June,
That I remember where
We spent the day in a meadow -
Just us as a pair.
I’d do anything in the world
To go back there.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
You Only Live Once...
1. Go on a road trip.
2. Catch a fish.
3. Write a song.
4. Read a Keats poetry book.
5. Overcome a fear.
6. Win something from the radio.
7. Have a picnic.
8. Go to a concert.
9. Be onstage in front of thousands of people.
10. Meet a celebrity.
11. Make a dream come true for someone.
12. Go to Paris.
13. See a musical in New York.
14. Ride a taxi.
15. Take a pregnancy test.
16. Cook a fancy meal.
17. Plant a tree.
18. Learn to play a song on the guitar or piano.
19. Invent something.
20. Bake a cake.
21. Hug a pug.
22. Drive a standard truck.
23. Go skiing or snowboarding.
24. Sing in front of lots of people.
25. Get a tattoo.
26. Complain.
27. Buy something expensive I don’t need.
28. Kiss in the rain.
29. Surprise someone.
30. Go commando.
31. Have flowers sent to me.
32. Take a photography course.
33. Sing a song with lots of people at a bonfire.
34. Go by train.
35. Inspire someone.
36. Send a letter by mail.
37. Get my make-up done professionally.
38. Run through a public fountain.
39. Throw a themed party.
40. Be professionally photographed.
41. Make a horse look like a unicorn.
42. Touch the Eiffel Tower tastefully.
43. Get a tacky manicure.
44. Go on a submarine.
45. Learn a random fact.
46. Sing a bit of that John Travolta song from Grease at a drive-in.
47. Pet an emu, alpaca, or lama.
48. Take a picture with a stranger.
49. Have a conversation with someone in a different language.
50. Move on.
51. Make my own candles.
52. Stand out and love it.
53. Tell someone the brutal truth to their face.
54. Take pictures on the beach.
55. Be a vegetarian for a month.
56. Truly be happy for someone else without any jealousy.
57. Make jewellery and wear it.
58. Visit Times Square at night.
59. Dance in the streets during daytime.
60. Purposefully make a stranger feel uncomfortable.
61. Hold a meeting.
62. Find a career I’m happy with.
63. Make someone’s day.
64. Do karaoke in front of lots of people.
65. Try surfing.
66. Stay up all night with someone.
67. Walk across the CN Tower’s glass floor.
68. Get a T-Shirt made.
69. Get married.
70. Have children.
71. Feel completely at ease.
72. Get a real diamond or pearl.
73. Prove myself.
74. Get waxed.
75. Stay in bed all day.
76. Take a beautiful picture and frame it.
77. Meet a mentor.
78. Figure out the truth on my own.
79. Have the upper hand.
80. Take a pole-dancing class.
81. Win money in a casino.
82. Go camping for at least one night.
83. Attend a fashion show.
84. Hug the moon.
85. Fix it.
86. Be okay with vulnerability.
87. Dance on a table.
88. Do it by myself.
89. Learn some sign language.
90. Get hypnotized.
91. Go canoeing.
92. Change someone’s mind.
93. Own something rare or one of a kind.
94. Go on a nature hike.
95. Attend a reunion.
96. Be remembered.
97. Wear red lipstick in public inappropriately.
98. Jump in a pile of leaves.
99. Have a fight with a snowman.
100.Finish this list.
2. Catch a fish.
3. Write a song.
4. Read a Keats poetry book.
5. Overcome a fear.
6. Win something from the radio.
7. Have a picnic.
8. Go to a concert.
9. Be onstage in front of thousands of people.
10. Meet a celebrity.
11. Make a dream come true for someone.
12. Go to Paris.
13. See a musical in New York.
14. Ride a taxi.
15. Take a pregnancy test.
16. Cook a fancy meal.
17. Plant a tree.
18. Learn to play a song on the guitar or piano.
19. Invent something.
20. Bake a cake.
21. Hug a pug.
22. Drive a standard truck.
23. Go skiing or snowboarding.
24. Sing in front of lots of people.
25. Get a tattoo.
26. Complain.
27. Buy something expensive I don’t need.
28. Kiss in the rain.
29. Surprise someone.
30. Go commando.
31. Have flowers sent to me.
32. Take a photography course.
33. Sing a song with lots of people at a bonfire.
34. Go by train.
35. Inspire someone.
36. Send a letter by mail.
37. Get my make-up done professionally.
38. Run through a public fountain.
39. Throw a themed party.
40. Be professionally photographed.
41. Make a horse look like a unicorn.
42. Touch the Eiffel Tower tastefully.
43. Get a tacky manicure.
44. Go on a submarine.
45. Learn a random fact.
46. Sing a bit of that John Travolta song from Grease at a drive-in.
47. Pet an emu, alpaca, or lama.
48. Take a picture with a stranger.
49. Have a conversation with someone in a different language.
50. Move on.
51. Make my own candles.
52. Stand out and love it.
53. Tell someone the brutal truth to their face.
54. Take pictures on the beach.
55. Be a vegetarian for a month.
56. Truly be happy for someone else without any jealousy.
57. Make jewellery and wear it.
58. Visit Times Square at night.
59. Dance in the streets during daytime.
60. Purposefully make a stranger feel uncomfortable.
61. Hold a meeting.
62. Find a career I’m happy with.
63. Make someone’s day.
64. Do karaoke in front of lots of people.
65. Try surfing.
66. Stay up all night with someone.
67. Walk across the CN Tower’s glass floor.
68. Get a T-Shirt made.
69. Get married.
70. Have children.
71. Feel completely at ease.
72. Get a real diamond or pearl.
73. Prove myself.
74. Get waxed.
75. Stay in bed all day.
76. Take a beautiful picture and frame it.
77. Meet a mentor.
78. Figure out the truth on my own.
79. Have the upper hand.
80. Take a pole-dancing class.
81. Win money in a casino.
82. Go camping for at least one night.
83. Attend a fashion show.
84. Hug the moon.
85. Fix it.
86. Be okay with vulnerability.
87. Dance on a table.
88. Do it by myself.
89. Learn some sign language.
90. Get hypnotized.
91. Go canoeing.
92. Change someone’s mind.
93. Own something rare or one of a kind.
94. Go on a nature hike.
95. Attend a reunion.
96. Be remembered.
97. Wear red lipstick in public inappropriately.
98. Jump in a pile of leaves.
99. Have a fight with a snowman.
100.
Would You Rather...?
I’d rather be sad than numb.
I’d rather have thoughts flowing through my brain than nothing at all.
I’d rather be crying once I’ve run out of tears and am staring off into space.
I’d rather my body shake than lay still like a corpse.
I’d rather scream for help than refuse to talk to anyone.
I’d rather sleep on a wet pillow than not sleep at all.
I’d rather display an understood emotion than be asked to explain how I feel.
I’d rather feel an emotion I understand than to sit lost and confused.
I’d rather be depressed than unfeeling.
I’d rather have thoughts flowing through my brain than nothing at all.
I’d rather be crying once I’ve run out of tears and am staring off into space.
I’d rather my body shake than lay still like a corpse.
I’d rather scream for help than refuse to talk to anyone.
I’d rather sleep on a wet pillow than not sleep at all.
I’d rather display an understood emotion than be asked to explain how I feel.
I’d rather feel an emotion I understand than to sit lost and confused.
I’d rather be depressed than unfeeling.
The Party
My body is shaking
And my cheeks are wet
And you’re mustering up the nerve
To call me a liar.
You can’t assume
My knowledge of an event
And blame me for getting upset
When you were wrong,
All along.
You let me down,
Then put me down –
Why this routine?
Why me?
To omit the truth
Is still a lie.
So why are you calling me the
Liar?
And my cheeks are wet
And you’re mustering up the nerve
To call me a liar.
You can’t assume
My knowledge of an event
And blame me for getting upset
When you were wrong,
All along.
You let me down,
Then put me down –
Why this routine?
Why me?
To omit the truth
Is still a lie.
So why are you calling me the
Liar?
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