Wasted on You

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i've been spending 

too much time 

d a y d r e a m i n g

painting over your

t r u e   c o l o r s

turning you into a

masterpiece in my mind 

but when the 

r o s e   p e t a l s

fell off i realized

how wrong i was

l o v e

you aren't worth the time

i've wasted on you

so forgive me

if you will 

for my trippin

over you

Over You

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you was my sky
you was my light
you was the oxygen to my heart
but then i realized
you are actually carbon monoxide
slowly poisoning my brain
squeezing shut my heart
collapsing my lungs
and in my haste
to forget you
my heart was wounded
you left me bleeding
but now
i am so over you
love
i am so over you

Beautifully Sad

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those beautifully sad days
when your soul longs for more
and your heart is filled to the brim
with wistful nostalgia
dreaming of days gone by
and wishing for days
that will never come
moments that will never occur
sentiments that will never be whispered
and yet the world spins round
and love infuses each breath
and it is all so beautiful
my love
it is all so very beautiful

Electric Touch

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A heartbeat skipped.
An electric touch.
And in an instant,
My life course was changed.
You became my soundtrack.
Your laugh became my pulse.
And when you look at me,
Time itself is forced to stop.
Who can reckon with a force like that?
How can I resist your thought?
Oh, my Love,
What on earth have you done to me?

Those Beautiful Souls

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Those beautiful souls
Whom you encounter,
Once in a lifetime -
Or twice if you're lucky.

Those beautiful souls
Who just get you,
With every fiber of their being,
So effortlessly and completely -
Get you. 

They not only speak your language
And your dialect,
But they speak your soul.

Your thoughts, feelings, and emotions
Cannot be hidden from them.
And there is no judgement.
Because they are the same. 
You are the same.

Those beautiful, lovely, breath-taking souls.

Never Met You

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I could spend a decade with you, Dear,
And never grow weary of your presence.
The words we say are never enough,
     // they leave me aching for more.
Your laughter touches my soul,
And caresses my face with joy.

And some days, I wish I had never met you,
So I could live my life in blissful ignorance,
Never feeling the lament for more of you.

I fell in Love

I fell in love with a man;
He was such an Italian.
He was so swart and handsome;
His eyes took me for ransom.
His hair was thick as the timber;
And darker than I can remember.
His eyes were a deep, still sea;
From which I cannot be set free.
And I wish that our worlds could be
Close enough that he would see me.

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PS: I love writing poetry that carries sentiment of the heart in a laughing, fun tone. Life is emotion and it is a beautiful thing <3

Ethereal

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There's a sunset slowly dying in the west, love,
Its painted colors gently fading into stardust,
The ethereal glow of twilight sprinkling glitter
     // of magenta, gold, and tangerine in your eyes.
Time stands still as you take my hand in yours.
And you whisper, I wish I could love you, doll, 
     // but our worlds are too far apart, 
And we aren't strong enough to pull them together. 

You Have to Ask

because some cat therapy would be awesome right now ;-)

Jumbled and confused,
Feelings swirl and conflict,
Like a torrent in my heart.
Love, your kindness awakens the dreamer in me.
The softness of your eyes captivates my soul.
How can we be so different and yet so alike?
Our worlds are so incompatible and yet they've collided.
You are dark and I am light,
Yet in some ways I will never be as light as you.
You are an enigma that fascinates me.
And when I look at you, I wish I could tell you
How I really feel.
I wish you knew what I'm really thinking.
But you're going to have to ask,
Because I've never been very good at telling.

Sucker for Storms

Dark and foreboding, with flashes of lightning,
His eyes glinted at me like a summer storm.
Yet their deepness spoke of kindness,
Softening the impact of their shocking beauty.

Love, the stormy front you give does not deter me.
I see the warmth of your heart though you try to hide it.

And ah, though I try,
I fight and resist it.
I fall for you a piece at a time.

The dreamer inside me has always been a sucker for storms.

What Happened to Us, Love?

What happened to us, Love?
Was it my fault or yours?
We made such a good team, you know.
We could have lasted forever.
We would have made a beautiful old couple.
You pulling me out and making me more convivial.
Me softening you and making you more contemplative.
You forever the life of the party,
Me forever the dreamer.
We were beautiful, Love.
So what went wrong?

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These last few posts have been really fun to write. I thought I would do something a little different than the ordinary for valentine's day. Isn't it fascinating to think about lost love? What could have been? These are filled with some wistful nostalgia, which is a beautiful emotion to me.

I Wish I Knew

I thought I saw it in your eyes -

The way they danced at me.

The things you said to me.

How you made me feel. 

You could make me laugh on my worst days, Love.

You made me feel like I was actually worth something.

Did you do it on purpose, Love? 

Did you want me to fall for you? 

Were you leading me on,

Or waiting to catch me? 

I wish I knew, Love....

Everyday I wish that I knew.

You'll Never Know

There's so much I want to tell you.

There's so much I wish I had told you.

I think I'm over you, 

and then I'm not. 

I wish I wouldn't have shut you off. 

I wish I could have been brave. 

Brave enough to tell you how I really felt.

Instead of running. 

Instead of shutting you out. 

I wish you could see

how regret haunts me now...

how it overflows my eyes. 

But you'll never know.

You'll never know that I loved you.

You'll never know how sweet and kind 

I think you are. 

How much you changed my life. 

You'll never know. 

Because I wasn't brave enough to tell you,

And you're too far away now.

Fire

it's a late summer night, Love

I stare at the fire
                   before me
the flames dance and pull me
into their mesmerizing beauty
so invitingly warm
I reach toward the flickering light
breathing in the sweet smokiness

forgetting how it burns
forgetting how it blinds

it reminds me of you, Love

how I keep falling
even though you never notice
even though you never need me
forgetting how you burn me
forgetting how you blind me

you're so beautiful, Love

your eyes enchant me
                   with their glistening sunlight
your soul is sweet
and pure and kind
the light within you pulls out
                   the best in me

I wish you could see me, Love
I wish that for once I could be
the fire before you
                   because I would never burn you, Love
I would never, never burn you

Better

I want to find you again
There are things I need to tell you
Secrets I have to share
Moments that need to be lived

Why did you leave me
In such a hurry?
I wasn't ready for the empty
I wasn't ready for the hurt

And I still miss you, my darling.
I miss you, oh so much
But I'll no longer be wasting my time
I've made the promise to myself

I'm going to live my life
I'm going to be better than you ever will
Because I'm moving on now
Even if I have to cry all night long.

Harsher

The world is much harsher than we expected
And the pain might be too much to bear
But with you here beside me, I have nothing to fear
We sit in silence and forget about the world
The grass dances around us as we walk together
The sun smiles down as our laughter fills the air
You grab my hand and take off running
Glancing back at me with dancing eyes
Let's run forever, darling, and never stop
Let's run forever, darling, and never stop

All

Surely, Darling,

You must know //

That it was all

// it was all for you.

You are Beautiful, Love

I sit alone

watching the sunset

so beautiful that it makes me sad

sad because I know

how short it will last

and I think of how I will feel

when it is gone

and I wish I could see it again

a beautiful kind of sad

it reminds me of you

listening to your laugh

the way your eyes shone

and the feeling, oh the feeling

when I'm not with you

when it feels like 

I don't exist apart from you

because you make me better

you make me, me

and I want you to know that

you are beautiful, love

oh, so beautiful

Your Eyes

There's an invisible force at work on my heart

It gently, silently tears my memories apart -

Bringing each one to the stage of my mind

In a way that is most brutally unkind. 

Like the ocean beating against a cave,

The memories haunt my soul in waves

As if drawn in by the sheer force

Of a moon's gravitational course. 

It seems like ages ago

When we talked and we laughed

The memories are so fine

Until your eyes - 

Your eyes took me by surprise. 

Can we go back for a moment? 

Can we just rewrite time? 

I want to remember, 

But I can't stand to be haunted. 

By that look - 

That look in your eyes. 

You are like a moon

And your eyes are your force

That take my memories

And turn them into a nightmare - 

A beautiful and agonizing nightmare. 

Fall

You made me fall for you,

So why weren't you there to catch me?