falling short of forever

I heard from you today,
a reminder of time well spent,
of long conversations about everything and nothing,
of meaningful fights and healthy reconciliation.

I heard about you today,
a reminder of results of complacency,
of growing silence and short goodbyes,
of how easily strong relationships can weaken
if you let them.

midnight

Under the midnight's sky,
engulfed in the darkness of the absence of the moon,
the music of the night in full orchestration,
my mind as blank as the canvas before me...
my feet barely find their way to the crater's edge
over which I willingly plunge,
knowing that you'll always be there to catch me.

image effect

Everyone is beautiful
...in the right light.

engulfed

It's difficult to stay afloat when you desire to be beneath the surface.

yearning

my mind and heart are constantly one step ahead of my reality.

renewed

In a little quiet corner of an empty Chinese restaurant, we sit and exchange laughs, looks and lives. A time stolen to reach beneath the surface and fill the spaces of our knowledge of each other.

It's a cyclical pattern, this life of mine. It's good to de-rail, get completely lost, and find myself again.

Thanks babe.

dual

It's not the flowers or the poems,
the never-ending drama stories,
compromises or disagreements...
not the Kodak moments or cuddles,
late night long goodbyes or butterflies...
not the insecurities or reassurances
fights, spites, kisses or misses...
but the constant knowledge of companionship,
a comfort of being carried in another's thoughts.

higher than high

Your legs move, driven only by the pulsing sound of the system that drives your heartbeat. Your body is tired, but you just can't stop. Not now. Not yet.

Too much excitement to release. Too much intensity building. An overwhelming connection with strangers who possibly have nothing else in common, but their love for music; their love for soca.

roaring

I can tell you're not sad anymore
from the way your lips move
and the tears streaming from your eyes

I can tell you're not depressed anymore
from the lines in your face
and the sounds of your sighs

I can tell you're not angry anymore
from the forceful sounds you emit
and the way your voice cries

I can tell your spirit is lifted
because you laugh hard with me

the slightest chance

It is the unknown that keeps us going...

a hope that the time we have not yet met
will be different... better
than that we have already left behind;
that our circumstances will change;
that we'll impact someone somewhere;
that some things we hold dear
will continue to keep our interest,
and that we too will continue
to keep the interest of those we love;
that we'll someday live in a moment of peace;
that people can in fact change;
that we too can change... for the better.