I am witness to a lie

I am witness to a lie
I have thrust upon myself
Believing in dreams that are only of my own
Longing for a heart that does not want to be found
Staying up to stumble upon you by some uncanny chance

I am witness to a lie
I have thrust upon myself
But continue to believe in
Every day and every night
Until I find you there
Only God knows where
Until we're finally side by side
And we know that everything will be all right

Until the rhymes cease

I do not want to see you here
Or hear you speak to me, my dear
Because I could never resist
Those lips which I so long to kiss
So I must try to stay away from you
Before my feelings bare to be true
I keep my guard and look away
Not allowing a chance for me to say
Everything that should be known by now
The chancing of a broken vow
The promise of a love that’s true
A patiently waiting love for you

But for you to know will be my demise
And so I put on my disguise
I grit my teeth as I let you be
And you walk further away from me

Such is the pain I have to endure
For this kind of love has no cure
To love a heart that loves another
Who treats me as a lowly brother

I look for you all day and night
But wish that you were out of sight
For though you’re gone it still is clear
In my heart you will always be near
Haunting me like an unfulfilled soul
With feelings which have gone out of control
With longing that might never end
The tragedy of loving just a friend

Sleep my dear

Sleep my dear
The night is deep
The evening calm fills the darkness
Your tired little eyes need to rest

Follow the comfort of the sheets
Lay your tender head in bed
Fall into the sweet embrace that surrounds you
And bow to witness the end of another day

Your dreams beckon you
As do I
And I shall find you there
For you are always at my side

In the comfort and coolness of the night
Till the dawn of a bright new day

Your words

You are this poet’s eyes
For I see the world according to your light.

You are this poet’s ears
For all that I hear reminds me of the glory of your love.

You are this poet’s skin
For all that I feel, my incarnate soul, my earthly life, is bound to you.

As I would not want it any other way.

Snow on the Sahara

And when I woke up, you weren’t there anymore. Time has taken its course. You have left, even my dreams. Yet I sit here, still waiting, watching the sun rise and fall for what must be an eternity. Until the snow falls.

But then again, you may very well be just like the snow. It falls. It covers everything. It can cause so much joy. It can bring such violence. It can make nights warmer for those in love. And it can also kill those who are bare in the cold of the night.

But snow never falls here. Not here. The snow will never fall on the Sahara.

Beauty of such magnitude can never fall for this retched desperate grain.

Yet even so, I can still feel the biting cold. Even as I am wrapped in the warmth of the world around me, I still feel the chill running through my heart.

When I Trust in Your Love

When I trust in your love, I commit to the ultimate. Draw me to work my way towards you. Fill me with the courage that you provide, the strength that only you can give. Lead me on through the darkness of this night and all the nights to come until the day we find each other, fulfill your love, and finally be whole.

Move me

There’s something in your eyes that moves me beyond myself and makes me act not according to my will. You move me to love you the way that I always should have and the way I always will—full, unceasing, the only thing I’ll hold on to in my life.