And You Kiss Me

And You Kiss Me

A kiss
Is something
I wish
From you
Before I
Go to bed
And dream
Of you
In my head

And you kiss
Kiss me
On my cheek
As you whisper
Don’t peek

And I close
My eyes
Tightly shut

But
I want to
Open them
And watch
You kiss me

But I won’t
Disagree
With you
And lean in
As if I haven’t
A clue
Of what’s going to
Happen

And you never
Disappoint
Kissing me
Just how
I remembered
It best
Just like rest
Like the
Last time

With my
Eyes closed
Leaving me
Exposed
Showing me
And everything
I have to offer
To you
In the fullest
Most sincere
Moment

And
You
Kiss
Me

Blank Canvas

Blank Canvas

You got a car
And with tonight
And the drinks
Gives me a thought
An idea
Of us
How I want
This picture
I’m painting
To be

So let’s get
In your car
Drive
Away to
Boston
New York
California
Anywhere
But here
Tonight

And pack
A bag each
Enough to survive

We can leave
Out
Problems
Issues
Whatever
Behind us

Start up
Fresh
Start today

Let’s make something
New
On this blank
Canvas
I have

Let’s create
Something
Better
Create this
Create us
Create
Me
And
You

Cardigan Weather

Cardigan Weather

Tonight
On the
Lake
Some where
Up
In the
North eastern
States
Walking
To the docks
While
You're
Holding
My hand

The water
Is cold
As the
Steam
Is rising
Above
Meeting
The warm
Air
Cardigan weather

Finally
Reaching
The other
Shore
Fireflies
Greeting us
As we dock

The dew
On the grass
Brushing
On our legs
Walking
To the
Big tree

But
You
You've
Never been
Here
Before
No one
Has
Except
Me

Finally
Opening
Your
Eyes
To the
Tree
Lighting up
With lights
Christmas
In July

And a
Star
Shoots
Across
The sky
Both
Secretly
Wishing for
The night
Not to end

Chilly
You are
So I share
My cardigan
And we watch
The sun
Slowly rise
As the birds
Begin
Chirping

Only
To leave
When the sun
Fully rises
But leave
Happy
Because
I spent
Last night
With you

Long Talks

Long Talks

Tonight
I wasted
3 hours
15 minutes
And
30 seconds

On the phone
At home
With her

Miles away
But in a
Few days

I’ll be there
And
Showing her
Every reason
That I care

But tonight
I wasted
3 hours
15 minutes
And
30 seconds

On the phone
At home
With her

And I couldn’t
Imagine
Wasting that
Time
With anyone
Else
But
Her

What's Right

What's Right

And
I could
Leave her
Because I'm
Scared
To stay
Together
Or
Of her
Us
What we
Can be
Love

When it
Feels so
Good
It can't
Be wrong
Second guessing
Because
There's nothing
Left
To guess
About

But
Commitment
To her
And us
I can't
I don't know
Too afraid
Eyes closed

And I've
Been
Here
Almost
Before
But this
It's different
Better
I can
Feel

Love her
But when
The time
Comes
Cold feet

Wish
I could
Just
Accept
What's
Right

On Her Tippy Toes

On Her Tippy Toes

And on the
Worst
Of days
She still
Kisses
Me
On my
Cheek
While standing
On her
Tippy toes

Fall Back Together

Fall Back Together

And how
Love
Works
These days
Especially
Isn't how
You want
It to
Work

Love
Falls
In love
Then
Unravels
Like
Yarn

Thread less
Hearts
Lay
Abandoned
For days,
Months, years

Only
Hope
Can repair
It
Back to
What it was
Once
Worth

But
Sometimes
Soon
Hope
Can
All be
Sewn
Back up
Restored
To it's
Natural
Shape

And
The funny
Thing
About love
It's never
Shaped
The same
Way
Twice

Only
Each
New time
It's sewn
Back
Into
Something
More beautiful
Than before

So
When
This
Or me
And you
Us
Falls
Apart

Eventually
We'll
Fall
Back
Together

Must Love Laughing

Must Love Laughing

Smiles
On her
Face
While holding
Her hand

Walking
In the
Sun
On the
Beach
A picnic
To
Be had

And her
Personality
Addicting
Like a
Page turning
Book

But most
Of all
She makes
Me laugh
Everyday
Even when
Things
Don't go
As planned

A smile
On her
Face
Always
To change
My frown
Upside down

An addiction
Accepted
By society
Accepted
By her
For as
Every day
She makes
Me smile
And most
Importantly
Makes me laugh

Away From Here

Away From Here

I have to
Travel
Travel away
From here
Away from
Here

Some days
And most
Nights
I need to
Leave
Leave this town
It’s not right
For me

The same bars
Drinks and
Girls
Same trails
I run
Daily

But it gets
Old
Like the
Lifestyle
I live
Here
I need to leave
Sometimes
I wish

But school
Is still in
Session
Wish I could
Quit
Quit school
Starting writing
And get
Married
An easy
Way out
I admit

But the
Only way
Out
On some days
Most nights

The drinks
Make me
Think
Differently
But
Whatever
Good night

I leave
Tomorrow
Don’t say
Goodbye
I already

Left

Falling Apart

Falling Apart

Lost times
And time
Apart
That's what
Distance
Does
To a person's
Mind
Their
Psyche

Second guessing
What's good
In a
Relationship
Or rather
For one's
Own self
Worth
In this

Home
Soon
A short
Stay
But long enough
To fight
Over dinner
Then
Catch the
Red-eye
Out

Flowers
Sent
In regret
Through
Postal
Services
Arriving
And more
Reliable
Than himself

Anniversaries
Spent
Texting
Rather
Than
Surprising
Decisions
Made
And regretted

And
After
All this
At some point
He or she
Has to
Realize

That with
All the
Love
Everything
They
Have
Is
Falling apart

Commit

Commit

Commit
To something
Please
Say yes
And not
No

A year
Almost
Yet
Everything
Hinging on
Us
As the door
Hinges
Swing
When you
Move in

Commit
To one
Word
Or another
Love
Or
Leave me
But please
Just
Commit

Because a
Lady
Like her
As complete
As she
Is
Will
Find commitment
Elsewhere

So commit
To committing
Commit
To me
Commit
To us

Because
I'm committed
To you
And
And well
You're
All I've
Got

In View

In View

Self obsessed
Contemporary
Over
Classy drinks
Martinis
And ladies
In cocktail
Dresses

Talk
Over
Small things
Small talk
They say
A Tuesday
Night
Business
As usual

Self
Indulged
In myself
Egotistical
Desires
Money
Power
Fame

Or
Lack
Thereof
At the
Moment

But
Pressing
Myself
Ideas
Against others

When
I look
Out the
Window
For a
Sign of
Hope
In
All
This

And as
My
Eyes
Scanned
You walked
Perfectly
In view:
Destiny

Leaving
The thoughts
Of my mind
Business
And drinks
Casual
Or not

To meet
You
Outside
And say
My name
And you're
Beautiful

And because
I never do
This

The
Exchange
Awkward
But
Sincere

A second
Shared
Before
Leaving
But with
A smile
Knowing
I'd see
You
Again

Ready

Ready

Yea
Tonight
I have
To be
Ready

My heart
Pounding
For some
Reason
I know

Taking
Her
Hand
Something
I've held
Before

Nerves
I have
To be
Ready
Now
Tonight
Tomorrow

Permission
Asked
And
Granted
A free pass
To her

Words
Spoken
Speeches
I'm not
So good
At preparing

This
Has to
Be
Perfect
I have
To be
Ready

And
Because
Tonight
Ready or
Not

On
One knee
I'm gonna
Ask
The girl
Of my
Dreams
To marry
Me

Princess In The Tower

Princess In The Tower

And you
Love her
Or
At least
Believe
That
Because
It's what
She
Says

And the
More
You
Write
Talk
About
Her

Is only
Laying
Each brick
Just as
Every
"I Love You"
Cements
Them
Together

As
Days
Months
Or
Even a
Year
Passes

She
Her
Love
Becomes
Out of
Reach
From you

Built
Now
On
High hopes
Rather than
Lovely
Thoughts
Like before

And
She is
No longer
What you
Think
Of
As
Your love

But
Only as
A princess
Up
In the
Tower
That you
Built
Her
On

Forever Means Never

Forever Means Never

And
Today
Isn't
The same
As tomorrow

Confessed
Sworn
To secrecy
Of love
And
Other feelings
Of another

Tightly
Wrapped up
Together
Under blankets
A secret
Society
Of love
With only
Two members

And forever
She says
Forever
He says
Meaning
With
The whole
Heart
And nothing
But the
Truth

That night
Won't be
The same
As the
Next
Morning

The secrecy
Of that
Night
And the
Sheets
Shared
Just
Became
Untangled

As
Those words
The vows
Just
Expired
No longer
A team
But an individual

Love
And the meaning
Of
Everything
Lost

As
A new
Meaning
Was
Learned

Forever
Means
Never

A “Moe”ment With Friends

A “Moe”ment With Friends

With bar stools
Close to the bar
I sit
Next to my friend
After a bottle of
Wine at her place

We nurse beers
Talking shit
About people I
Should date
But I don’t
Always live that way

Tall glasses
Short glasses
Phone calls from a brother
Who I have
Mixed feelings for
And a girl who I
Haven’t texted in a day

I’m tempted to
But I know
Later
Tonight I will
I will give in
Text her something

But right now
I live
Live in the
“Moe”ment
With my friend

Drink up
And breathe
Because tomorrow
Can only bring
Something
I can only
Dream of

Forever Found

Forever Found

And I
Want to
Wake up
Feeling good
About it
All
Her
Everything
That I
Know
Right now

New fresh
Day

Love
In
My sight
As she's
Only
Fingertips
Away
Always

Don't let
Me sleep
In
Forever
Never

Because
At this
Stage
You don't
Want
To lose
This
Everything
Her

Once
And
Only
Forever
Found
By her:
Myself

Now awake
In bed
Sheets
Tossed
Don't
Let me
Sleep in

For
Her pretty
Face
Always
Something
To live
For

Now
I'm awake
Fully
And
Always
For
Her

Weekdays to Weekends and Back Again

Weekdays to Weekends and Back Again

And
Because
The time
Passed tonight
Passed right
Now
By me
I realize
No more
Wishes
Except
One

I'm
Wishing
Now
For
You
Cause

Eleven on
Eleven
And I'm
Only

Thinking
About
Only you
Congrats
You win

Not only
Weekends
But
Weekdays
Too
I'll still
Wish
About
You

And I'll
Admit
I liked
You
Before
This

So hi
My name
You know
I like you
So

Take
My hand
Because
Only we
Know
Where
Our
Wishes
Can
Take us
From here

A Pinkie Promise

A Pinkie Promise

And someday
I promise
I swear
I will

Marry you

And
I say
This
Because
I know

Where I
Am
Where I
Want
To be
In life
Right now
And
Tomorrow
And
Everyday
After that

And
Because
Whatever
I do
I want to
Share it
With you

So accept
This promise
This
Pinkie swear
That
Someday
I will
Marry you

Aftermath

Aftermath

And in the deepest
Thoughts
Deepest
Part
Of my soul
Is where
You
Will
Always
Stay

Your name
And the
Way
You
Made me
Feel
Every time
I saw you
Butterflies

And to

The end
You'll be
Right there
In my
Heart
And
Always
Close
To me

Forever
In my
Soul