November

November

Remember
Remember
That November
Came
And went
As she
Came
And
Stole
My heart

But now
Afterward
That's OK
With me

Steal
My heart
Well
It's yours
To keep
Anyways

For
Well
Forever
If you
Please

And
November
Only
Comes
Once
A year
Before
December
Hibernates
My heart

But
Keep
It warm
Keep
It safe

For you
Hold the
Only
Key
To My
Heart

And
In that
Fateful
November

I'll
Always
Remember
Never forget
How
You
Stole
My Heart

Ready For Me

Ready For Me

Early evening
I'm sitting
Outside
Your window

Holding
A sign
Large letters
Forming words
In sharpie
Simple
Enough
As that

Outside
Your window
Screaming
Yelling
But not
Heard
Over
The
Music
Playing
My car's
Stereo

The song
Special picked
Hand picked
Because
If you
Were
To meet
Someone
A certain
Someone
Soul
Mate
That song
Would
Play

The song
Our song
Love at
First sight
Every time
I hear it

And I'm
Ready
For you
Standing
Outside
Sign
Music
And don't
Forget
My heart

It's
What the
Movies
Scripted

I'm
Ready for
You
I just hope
You're
Ready
Ready
For this
Ready
For me

Yea It's Like That

And for once we want to wake up next to the girl we love. Anywhere and at anytime, but only if to wake up next to her. It's a surprise every morning; only to know what's coming. Excited as a kid on Christmas Eve knowing there will be presents the next morning. Yea it's like that.

A pact if you could make an internal contract with yourself, but show it off like a tattoo on your arm. A secret meaning that only you know.

And love, it isn't perfect to anyone else except yourself.

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Turmoil tonight
Well
A little
Light
Of
Thinking

But my
Heart
Is warmer
Than
The
Outside
Cold

Fighting for
Something
Whatever
I know
So

Maybe
This time
I'll give
Up
Or fight
Harder
Than before

And time
Is ticking
Away
Meanwhile

Still
Here
Doing
What's
Best

Just
Hopefully
Achieve
Before
Time ends
Or
Well
Rather

I run
Out
Of
What I
Have

Thankfully Thankful

Thankfully Thankful

Lights out
In the
Stores
I drive by

Early
In the evening
A month
Before
Lights
Trees
And presents
Presented

Peaceful
The streets
Driving through
Ghost town
My town
Tonight

Rainy
But accompanied
By
You
My
One
And only

Thankfully
Thanksgiving

Thankfully
Thankful

Thankfully
You

A Star For You

A Star For You

Well
Damn
Let's see
A star
For
Everyone

Except me
And you could
Have all
Mine
If I
Ever got
One

And this
Right here
Now
Is a load
Of
Whatever

Especially
You know
Who

While
I strive
To be
Just
Justice
Sometimes
For all

And knife
In my
Back
Without
Looking

Yourself
To
Blame

While
Stars
Fall
All
Around me

Hopefully
Maybe
One day
I'll
Catch one
And
Give it
To you

And I Have This Shoebox

And I Have This Shoebox

And I have
A box
A shoebox
I keep
Tucked
Deep away
In my closet
But close
Enough
To know it’s
There

And when
I have guts
Or loneliness
Or
Just because
I take it
Out
And look
Through it

Notes
Pictures
Knick knacks
And even
A book
Memories
All packed
Neatly
Warmly
In my
Shoebox

Reminders
All
Of them
Every
Little thing

Yourself
Pretty enough
Beautiful always
To imprint
Visuals
When I
Close my
Eyes

And
The notes
Post its
Books
Re-read
Pictures
Re-visited

Tragically
Died
Left alone
Too early
Only half
Full
On fun

Or my heart

As
I place it
Carefully
Into the
Shoebox

Only to
Hoping to
Take it
Back
Out
Later

Rarities

Rarities

And
You’ll
Never see
The heart
My heart
Or how
My sleeve
Fashions it
Nightly

And the days
I race
Alone
Against
Myself

Writing
And tea
Just me

Those
Days
Times
Good
But better
Never mind

Books
Books
Books
To read
Records
Played
Dressed warm
In scarves
And
Long sleeves

Lovely
Lady

But where

Sleep
Fashionably
Late
Or rather
Earlier
Than most

Brand new
To feel
Or just
Listen

Car rides
Trips
Make believe
Time

While
In general
On the
Honor
System
With you

Weekend
Homebodies
Movies
By warm
Fireplaces
Or cuddled
Under
Blankets

These are
Just
Some
Instances
Rarities
You should
See

On The Road

On The Road

On the road
Is tough
On the heart
Tough
On the soul

Sixteen to eighteen hour days
I lose track
Of time
And the days

I sleep little
And only drink
Coffee
To keep me
Awake
And numb my heart
From being
Alone

There’s no luxury
In this lifestyle
I read scripts
And focus on
Shot selection
Photography
And camera perfection

My life
I live
Is full of
Smoke
From cigarettes
I’m used to it
As it soaks
My clothes
And my skin

We travel in cars
Packed with gear
And tapes
I edit and upload
Video and photos
In between stops
At gas stations
And diners

Hotels
With beds
Cold sheets
And mini fridges
That I call
Home
Every night

I call and text
When I get signals
But you
Text and call
Less and less

I’ll be home soon
And I’ll kiss you
Love you
Make love
To you

Because life
On the road
Is tough
On the heart
Life
On the road
Is tough
On the soul

Helpless Wallflowers

Helpless Wallflowers

A kiss
From a guy
To a girl
I’m interested in

I watched as a
Wallflower
Even though
It was right in front
Of me

I couldn’t hide
Behind my drink
Or the fact
That I sobered
Up
In those
Three seconds
Of eternity

A flash
Of light
Blinding me
Freezing me
Helpless
Shocked
And
Paralyzed

The eighth
Wonder of the
World
Slowly
Died
Last night
In my heart
And in my mind

And all I could
Do is
Watch
Helpless
Like a
Wallflower

B-Sides

B-Sides

Lame excuses
Or rather
Explanations
Life
Lives on
Days pass
I grow

Sometimes
Everyday
I run
Because
I eat
Too hearty

And love
A lovely
Lady
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Always
If she’ll
Let me

Shaggy
My beard
But shave
And start
New
Tomorrow

Musically
Declined
To play
Except listen
Jealous sounds
My iPod
Blares

And I art
Only so
I
Can share
Something
With
Everyone

Moving forward
While looking
Backward
Occasionally
Horoscopes
Are correct
So believe
In enough

Or just
You

Sleep well
Dream
Pleasant
Wake up
Refreshed

And I’m
Done
Tonight
To
Give in
Soon
And try again

For hopes
Aspirations
Boston
You
The world
Finger tips
Away

But now
It’s all
Just
B-Sides
Until
I get there
See you
Then

Post It Notes

Post It Notes

Notes
Post it
Notes
To you
Everyday

You’re cute
Will you
Go out
With me

And I love
You’s
Miss
You’s
And
Many more

Notes
Post it
Notes
Everyday

Hidden in
Books
Laptops
Or just mirrors
For when you
Wake up
Go to bed
And
Everything
In between

Notes
To be
Posted
Post it
Notes
For you

A Kiss Or A Wish

A Kiss Or A Wish

And tonight
If you
Can't sleep
I'll stay up
To wait for
Your call

Just like
I said
Wait up
Long enough
Only for
You

And when
I sleep
Next to
You
I stay up

To watch
You
Sleep
Make sure
You dream
Only
The dreams
Of fairytales
You and me

But when
I'm not
Wired
I get tired

And
Before I
Got to bed
And dream of
You
In my head

It's
A kiss
Or a wish
Before
I turn off
My light
As I say
Goodnight

Chicago

Chicago

Move for me
To Chicago
You love me
And I love you

Move for me
And start a new life
I hope you’re ready
For this
I am

Move for me
Because the new life
I started
Doesn’t include you

Move for me
Because we’re growing apart
And I don’t love you
Anymore

Move for me
Because I’m leaving you soon
And soon
I’ll break your heart

Move for me
Because this will
Change your life

Move for me
Show me that you care
Because I could careless
About you
Or about how you moved

Move for me
Because I won’t
Move for you
I’ve already
Moved on

Love Easy

Love Easy

Speak easy
For the words
That leave
Your lips
Hit me
Sweetly
On my cheek
And softly
In my ears

Lay easy
In bed
Next to
Me
As I hold
You
Covers
Wrapped
Tightly around
Us

Breathe easy
Because
I only
Really
Want you
Tonight
Into
Tomorrow
The month
And more
If you’ll
Let me

And
After all this
It only
Makes
Me
Lucky
To have
You

Love easy
For how
All this

From
Meeting
To speaking
To Falling
You and
Me
In
Love

Is easy

Perfect

Perfect

Perfect
A simple
Enough fact
Is what I
Have
Need to be
For you

From the
Moment
I wake
To every
Breath
I take
Is how
I want to be
When you’re
Around me

And from
How I hold
Your hand
To how
I stand

It has
To be
Right

Perfect

A simple
Enough fact
Is what I
Have
Need to be
For you

One Year Ago Today

One Year Ago Today

And to think
One year
Ago today
We’d meet
This way

Shaking
Your hand
And meeting
You
That moment
I knew
I’d fall in love
With you

An excuse
To talk
Or walk
By your
Side
That’s when
I would
Decide
To ask
You out

From
That moment
Forward
I knew
Where I wanted
You to be
Right next to
Me

And while
Things
Haven’t always
Been so clear
I still want
You near
Me

So you
Always
Have someone
That will
Hold
And keep you
Warm
From the cold

But most
Importantly
A smile
On my face
Because with
You
I could never
Replace

Everything
That changed
The day
I met
You
Making my world
Feel brand
New

And
And to think
One year
Ago today
We’d meet
This way

Tonight
I learned
A lesson
A lesson
Well
Learned

Thanks for
Teaching me
Because
I Learn
From the
Best

Love
Always
But
I learned
Lesson
Tonight
Thanks
To you
OK
Well

And
You're
Beautiful
Always
I know
But
Now

No
Done
Goodnight
Sleep
On
The
Floor

Eleven After Eleven

Eleven After Eleven

Tonight
A wish
To be
Wished

Not just any
Wish
Like birthday
Cakes and
Candles

But a wish
Special
From the
Rest

Wish
Tonight
For something
Special
Her
You
Me

And
We wait
For the clock
To hit
Eleven
And match
Eleven
Minutes
After

The universe
Aligns
For a brief
Minute

Making
Anything
Everything
You wish
For
Possible

Love For Sale

Love For Sale

There’s love for sale
Down the street
Love for sale
From a kid
Who says
He doesn’t
Need it anymore
He doesn’t need love
Anymore
His love is for sale

What’s the price
Price you can
Place on love
How much would you
Pay
How much
Is enough
To feel fully
Loved

A warm hug
And
Maybe a soft
Kiss
To be held
Or
Slept next to
Slept with

The kid says
He doesn’t want
To deal with
Love anymore
To love
Or be loved
Anymore

A broken heart
Too sad to mend
But good enough to take
What’s left
Patch up
And sell
Sell to anyone
Who wants
To buy the
Love

There’s love for sale
Love for sale
Form the kid down
The street
A kid who doesn’t
Want or need
Love
To give
Or receive
From anyone
Anymore

Love is Hell

Love Is Hell

When hell
Freezes over
You
Me fall
In love

We swear
Against it
Once
Twice
Always

Especially
After
What happened
Last time
Never to
Be
Again
In love

Love is Hell

And
When
We
Fall
Again
In love

We fall
Harder
Swifter
Or just
More elegant
Than before

Bliss
Love is
Just that
And more

Love is Hell

Because
When we
Lose
We lose
Big
Everything
We had

Picking up
Salvaging
What’s left
Trying to
Piece
It back
To working
Condition
At least

Love is Hell

We don’t
Want it
But need it
It’s the surreal
Way of
Why we live
And have
Hope

It makes
Us crazy
And makes
Us tick

It makes
Us complete
And makes
Us crumble

The world
Revolves
And
Hinges
On its
Every breath

But after
Everything
Good
And bad

It’s the reason
Why we
Keep going
Back
For more
Too much
Or
Just enough

It’s why
You
Me
Fall in
And out
Of it
Everyday

Love is Hell

Change Your Mind

Change Your Mind

If you
Knew
What I
Knew

Would it
Change
Your mind

If you
Saw
What I
Saw

Would it
Change
Your mind

Would you
Even
Try

Halloween

Halloween

And I could
Listen
To this song
All night
Into
The wee hours
Of the
Morning
Until the
World
Starts its
Day again
Because the
Flow
The way
It sounds
Tonight
It paints
The picture of
You
Perfectly
In my mind
And as the
Song ends
I smile
To myself
As I close
My eyes
And hit repeat

My Mandy Moore

My Mandy Moore

And sometimes
Some days
I'm all
Wound up
You can wind me
Down

And I'll listen
Or write
Paint and color
Nothing
Fashionable
But lovely
In it's
Own right
Because it's
About you

And my
Habit for
Cooking
Is your
Habit for
Eating
And it's my
Habit for
Making me
Happy

As the days
Pass
You still
Look lovely
Perfect as always
On my arm
And in my
Life

And the way
You dress
Cute
Of course
Lovely
Always
Adorable
Definitely

Cuddling
Sleeping
Next to me
With me
Every night
Always
Forever
And sleeping in
That too

But more
Than nice
Words
Forming
Compliments
Is how
You
Compliment
And
Complete me

So please
Be
My Mandy Moore
Because
I could only be
Your
Ryan Adams

There's This Girl

There's This Girl

And there's
A girl
I love
Always

Because some days
One day
To me
I woke up
From this sleep
Of whatever
I was on
Dreaming

But not
Real
Fake
And
Not fulfilling

A drink
Of the night
Life
Too much
The past
Now
Tossed
Out the window

I grew up
Somewhere
Along
The lines of
Meeting her

Best thing
To happen
I'm sure

And wake up
Because
I'm alive now
Breathing the
Air

Fully
Deeply
Alive

Seeing
Feeling
Being
Again
Good

But back
To her
This girl
Not any
Girl
Lady
One
I could meet

Perfect
In any
All
Ways
Possible
For me
Head to toe
Inside and out

And fall
Head over heels
In love
How lovely
It would be
Her and me

Today
Tomorrow
Forever

Under The Covers

Under The Covers

In bed

Late

Almost

Three AM

Tired

But nice

And cozy

Next to

You

And when

The morning

Comes

I’m going to

Sleep in

For once

With

You

Holding you

Tight

Under the

Covers

Sometimes Realizing

Sometimes Realizing

A week
And a few days
I’ve been official
With this lady
I adore

But she swears
She adores me
More

And I’m happy
With her
With this
With everything
Content

Afraid of
The other side
I haven’t ventured
To in awhile
Year and then
Some

Trust is important
And big
For me
I trust her
I do
I swear

And I really care
But I’m afraid
Of myself
In this
Situations
Like these

For a reason
No reason
Any reason
I’m not sure

I don’t want
To fail
With this
With her
It’s tough
To admit
I get to this point
Where I
Give up
Or move on

But I haven’t
Done
Either
I’m the happiest
I’ve been
In forever

Which is worth
Talking about
And worth
Thanking her

But not like
As a friend
For she means
Far more
To me
Than that

I want to
Do this
With her
I like her
Adore her
Even though
I may struggle
With myself

Sometimes
I’m realizing
More and more
I know she’s
Good
For me
And I’m good for
Her

On The Safest Ledge

On The Safest Ledge

High up
Above
Everyone
Everything
Else

Too high
To get
Hurt
Or
Worse

Looking over
The edge
Down below
I see you

Afraid to
Leave
My spot
On the safest
Ledge

Falling down
To you
Hopefully
Landing
In your
Arms

And not
Hitting
The ground

But until
I fall
Again
Gracefully
Head over
Heels
In love

I'll be
Up
Above

On the
Safest
Ledge