The Future In Your Eyes

The Future In Your Eyes

For thirty seconds
I can and I
Stare into her eyes

Thirty seconds
Feels like
Five minutes
Two hours
A week
A lifetime

I can see
Everything
I want myself
To be
Not only for
Her but for me

I stare
And in her
Eyes
I see my past
My future

And each time
She blinks
I see my life
Flash before
My eyes
A lifetime
All at once

But most importantly
In her eyes
I see her
I see right now
I see me

Two

Two

Her favorite
Number
Out of all
The numbers
In the world
Is two

Two
Of us
Me
And
Her

Life makes
Things
Simple
Like that
Sometimes

Two slices
Of bread
That make
Up a
Sandwich
That I made
For her
Peanut butter
And jelly

Two hands
Hold
Each other
Companions
On a walk
Home
Keeping
Each other
Warm
Tightly clenched
Showing love
And affection

And it’s
Two
Two noses
That rub
Each other
Like Eskimos
Do
Before sleep
At night

But
Most importantly
It’s two
Me
And
You

That make
A couple
A perfect
Pair

Only Once

Only once

Don’t let go of the time spent
Or realize what I meant
When I said how much I care
And life without you doesn’t compare
To the pain I go through
With each day that passes without you

Waiting to call you each night
And it’s the little things that bring me great delight
Especially when I hear your voice
But I do all of these little things by choice
Because this is the only chance that I’ll get
To go in on something and fully commit

So kiss me like it was our first time
Because the best part was when I realized you were mine
And hug me like you never want to leave
Keeping in your mind that you still believe
In you and me as each day goes by
Because the love my heart carries will never die

Just Like The First Time

Just Like The First Time

A thousand times before

Like I just heard it

Like you just said it

Like I just said

It twenty minutes ago

Last week

Last month

In my ear before I go to sleep

And for you

When we wake up

I hear it

Once

Twice

Three times

It all sounds

The same

Just like it’s the first time

And it’s something even

After fifty million times

Will never get old

And as the days pass

And the lines

On our face

Become more apparent

And the grey hair

Develops

We will grow old

Weak

And fragile

However

It will

Grow stronger

With each passing day

Each passing year

It’s the hardest knot

To untie

But I’ll never

Untie

It with you

But it

You

Me

Us

Will never grow old

Or out of style

Like that faded

T-shirt

I wore years

Ago

Old and tattered

But still meaningful

As the first time

I wore it

I say it

Swear by it

Mean it

Feel it

Live it

Every day

And

With every breath

I take

And as I look

At you

In your eyes

I whisper

Something

In your ear

Something

I swear

I’ll never say enough

But with each time

I say it

It’ll feel like

The first time

I’ve said it

I love you

A Rainy Night

A Rainy Night

It was a night that
Left them soaked
Even though
The run
Was from
The car
To the house
A mere
Fifteen feet
Forgiving to everyone
But the rain

Drenched
She reaches
The door first
While he
Foolishly
Stupidly
Stands out
In the rain

With the key in the door
She starts to turn
But stops
She turns around
Looking at him
Smiling

He can’t move
Stuck
In love
With her

She runs out
To him
In the rain
Only to jump
Into his arms

And kiss
And kiss
And kiss
Him

The rain
Coming down
Even harder
Now
Pelting
Both of them
Him and her
Soaked
To the bone

But
Warm
Dry
On the inside
Two hearts
In love

Arms Length Apart

Arms Length Apart

At arms length

Apart

We drink our

Beers

While we cross arms

And sometimes

Our lives

Different ages

And different stages

Of where we are

In life

At night

You sometimes

Stay over

It’s comforting

To know

I’m still wanted

To be slept with

Or next to

At least

These days

With someone

With you

At arms length

Apart

We understand

Each other

How we

Work

What we

Like

And what our fears

Are

At arms length

Apart

I know

Things will

Never amount

To what

Some days

I wish for

And we’ll

Always

Be on separate

Paths

I like you

And would date

You

But sometimes

Life doesn’t work

Out

Like you

Want it to

I know where

You are

In my life

And in my

Heart

But you’ll

Always be

At an arms

Length

Apart

I'm Home Safe Now

I’m Home Safe Now

Down the street
A five minute walk
Or
A forty second jog
Is how far
I’m away
From you tonight

Miles and miles
Other nights
But tonight
Oh so close

Stay this way
Please
Long enough
Too long
It’ll never get old
Promise

And when I
Leave
Text or
Call me
On my way back
Home

I’m home safe now

Guide me through
The dark
With your voice
And the night
With your
Heart

For tomorrow
Only gets better
Because you’re here
To stay
And most importantly
You’re not far away

From me
Or my heart
Always

Spare Keys

Spare Keys

Where did you
Put the
Keys
Keys to my
Heart

I’m ready to
Drive
But I can’t
I can’t drive
Drive anywhere

You have
The spare keys
The spare keys
To my
Heart

Hold The World

Hold The World

If I could
I would
Hold
Hold the world
Your world
For you

All your
Troubles
All your
Worries
They would
Be on me

Sleep well
Tonight
Dream
Peacefully

I accept
This burden
On most
Occasions
This only
Occasion
For you
And
No one else

I want to
Be
Strong enough
For you

If you only
Knew
And I would
Hold
Hold the world
Your world
Until that day
The day
That I’m through

To Be In Love

To Be In Love

We grow up
We dream
To have
To want
What the movies
Show us

The need
The thought
Of
Love
The love
That we want
We desire
We need

The smile on
Her face
We want to
Be the one
That
Makes her
Smile
That feeling
That love
That warmth
It brings

The memories
Held on by
Polaroid’s
Taken
Years ago
Faded now
But the memory
Still holds
Strong

The simple life
Cooking
For your girl
And kissing her
In between
Everything

Music in the
Background
Frank Sinatra
To set the tone
And
A glass of wine
To set the
Mood

Romantic
And subtle
With what she
Wears
A simple
Black dress
Heels
Hair done up
Sexy

A kiss on her
Forehead
Because you love
Her
It’s cute
You want her
You can’t live
Without
Her
You adore
Her

What we
Need
What I
Need
What you
Need
Is love
To be in
Love
And to be
Loved

Belt Loop

Belt Loop

I like to hold on
To your belt loop
I promise I won’t rip it
Just something
To hold on to

It’s a sense of comfort
Or security
Like when I sit in your lap
Or I put my hand on your leg

I just like to keep you close
And sometimes closer

It’s just one finger
One finger on
Your belt loop

Ties

Ties

I’m 5’6
In skinny jeans
Good looking shoes
Always wearing a tie

Up late every night
Not sleeping
Wanting to be in New York
Because that city doesn’t sleep

Give me my degree
Let me move out of town
No need to say good bye
I’ll be back

Successful in a suit
With a script written
Or a book published
Maybe just pictures taken

Something productive
To turn people’s heads
Struggling but happy
Satisfied and content

A nice girl
Dresses cute
Cooks well
And she’ll be mine

Ties in my closet
It’s small
But I don’t need much space

Quick capture the moment
I’m back in town
This doesn’t happen often
Maybe successful
Maybe not
Overall content

Weird friends
Who wear scarves
And glasses
It’s European they say
But no ties
Drink wine on Tuesday nights
Maybe go to the bars
Or just watch Friday Night Lights

Big city
Is where I am
But I feel small

It’s OK to dream
And dream big
With this script in my hand
I’m taking it to Cannes

Going to live it up
Drink coffee
But not smoke

It’s dangerous to my health
Just like the city
And the lifestyle it brings

Parties
Drinks in bars
They close at 4 A.M.
Gatherings on rooftops
Watch the sun come up

Be careful not to burn out
And sleep during the day
Because at night
The fun begins again

Don’t become a vampire
Or a night owl
Don’t accept pills
Those will give you the chills

But keep your head on straight
Focused and determined
Success in mind,

Not rich
But enough to be happy
A bicycle instead of a car
And don’t forget
A ring for the girl
Yeah… she’ll like that

More ties are nice
Different colors and patterns
Enough to make you proud

But that’s enough for tonight
Time to dream
And count sheep
Time for me to go to sleep

No Ordinary Rose

No Ordinary Rose

If I could give you a rose
I’d give you my rose
Sharing my feeling for you since the start
And now as these feelings consume my heart
Because I can’t stand when we are apart

If I could give you a rose
I’d give you my rose
Showing you the truth of how I feel
Because all of this feels surreal
But with you I want to make this true
Especially these feelings I feel for you

If I could give you a rose
I’d give you my rose
Hoping you would accept my thought
Because I’m so distraught
And my only wish is that you were here
So I could make this more sincere

And if I could give you a rose
I’d give you my rose
It’ll be something you’ll never let go
Because this was something I wanted you to know
That this rose isn’t for someone who’s just ordinary
It’s for the girl who I love
Because she’s extraordinary

Post Cards

Post Cards

I sent my love to you
In a post card
This one’s from New York
That one from San Diego
And this one is from Paris

The Eiffel Tower is big
New York is bigger
And San Diego is mellow

Don’t worry
I’ll be home soon
Quicker than you know
But now I have to leave again though

I sent my love through post cards to you
Calling to make sure you got them
You probably have a nice stack by now

Hope you got this past one somehow
They just changed the price for each stamp
But now I have a new book of stamps

With each one sent
Is another reason showing all my love
And I’m sending it all to you

This last one is special
It’s a post card of our house
Because I’m waiting outside
For you to get the mail
And I can’t wait to see your face

Butterflies

Butterflies

A simple kiss

On the cheek

Lips

And forehead

Breathing you in

Whispering

In your ear

Writing you something

Sweet

Holding you

Tight

Holding you

Close

Or just holding

Your hand

It’s giving you

It’s giving me

Butterflies