The rain taps slowly and patiently on my window Dark clouds loom filling my heart Hiding the rainbow inside Left by her smile Alone again Too early to drink Too late to feel regret but there is no regret I’m in love Walking, the rain hits my face It’s like a thousand hands waking me…
Endless nights Sleepless Looking for answers Searching my thoughts Waiting for you Cold bed Warm coffee Reading the paper Driving myself mad Waiting for you The rain starts to pour The cold sets in It’s time to leave these four walls Empty and cold My heart is hopeful Walking alone Our eyes meet You’re as…
It didn’t take long to see Not after talking to her After holding her Wiping her tears away Brushing my hand through her hair Under a blanket of stars Next to the ocean of her soul Everyone has told her what she should be He told her what she couldn’t be She’s heard all the…
Through your eyes I see a better version of myself Through your eyes I see endless forevers and countless tomorrows Through your eyes I see everything I ever needed Through your eyes I see every star I’d wished upon coming true When I looked in your eyes Holding you close Under the cloudy skies In…
Countless nights searching Crawling through my dreams Looking for you Finding nothing but a ghost An image of someone I didn’t know Aimlessly Hopelessly Crying out to the Universe Begging for a sign you were real Walking past me daily Hidden in plain sight Reaching out wanting to hold me I over looked you blinded…
Your smile lights the room Beaming Awkwardly you walk with me Looking at me and then to the ground again You brush your hair away You clear your throat “It’s ok” I say, “It’s all going to be fine” You smile and pull close The relief of surrender falls over you and you awaken to…
One night in early November I decided to go for a walk It wasn’t uncommon for me to set out, but it was cold I walked for hours looking at stars, and thinking about all the things we’ve done and seen together The cold crisp air cut sharply into my lungs, and as the fog…
He reached too far Her heart was never there for him She told him she loved him She loved someone else Someone who would always hurt her He stopped reaching His heart was tired of aching He took back his love Now he can breathe again
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