Light

I'm not one to shout it out loud
Because I like keeping it close
To my heart where it lives
Growing, keeping me alive,
Where we protect one another,
But it's now overflowing magnificently
It's pouring from my fingertips
Intertwining with the sunlight
And lifting me off of the ground
Where I have been laying
Listlessly and lost
But I found it behind my voice
On that particularly dark day
And I find it now in my words
The extraordinary hope I feel
Snuggling warmly
Next to the love I have for you.

Inspired by the events of April 18th, 2012.
The day when my dearest Grandfather passed away.
The day when one of my dreams came true.
Such highs and lows condensed into a day,
That I have etched into my heart.

If It'll Please You

Sometimes I feel so unknowingly blue
My mind and heart are no democracies
Now how will I say these words
I don't mean to be untoward
But is it okay if I asked
How you are sometimes?
I'm afraid of being too forward
Especially when your day's been heavily tasked,
Too tired to listen to my rhymes
And I worry what I say
Will send you away

So here I stay all day
Mental scenarios I'd play
Over and over again
Fast forward and rewind
Until I see you present
Stoicism I regain
So you'd never know you were on my mind
And I need your encouragement
To tell you how endearing and pleasant
I find your company and your idiosyncrasies
And I hope you find me the same way too.

Cold

You poured my tears
Into the ice cube tray
And jovially placed it
In the freezer

You froze my fears
So you can betray
Me with your cruel wit,
The greatest crowd pleaser

The truth, my dear
Those cubes on me you'll lay
One cold sear after another hit
And I live the ending of Caesar.