Closer

Let go of your inhibitions
I've let go of mine
Such a tired and tortured heart
It's time it learned to love again

Let me in
Give me a chance
I'll make you feel comfort
I will keep you warm
Cold nights will never be sweeter
Your healing heart will find new life
This summer blush will burn
Your face, never as bright
Your smile, never as secure

Take a step
And then another
You'll find that it becomes easier
You'll find that you wouldn't have it any other way

Open road

Strolling down these quiet roads
Waiting for each turn to unfold
The day is young
The blue skies beckon us
We are in the heart of the world

The sunshine in our smiles
Memories made with each step,
Each sighting, each new opportunity
A new world ripe for discovery
New eyes for tired souls recovering

We hold tight in our hands
All of life's possibilities
The day is ours for the taking
Recklessly happy
Blissfully ignorant
We are children once more
And the world is our playground

Dawn

I crept out from the crowd
And followed you into the hall
Asked if you'd like to take a stroll
That gentle smile said everything I needed to know

We walked around in the moonlight
Sharing bits & pieces of our worlds
Finding ourselves in the other's
Convincing ourselves more and more

At the back of our heads is a silent voice
A reminder of the reality we seem to have forgotten
It trickles a bit of sadness in our hearts
But it breathes life to the night's amber

Perhaps it's the full moon's glare
Or the evening cold that drives such crazy thoughts
But as scared as I am to admit it
It is you whom I want to be with

What will they say if they knew
That all I want is to be with you
After everything has been said and done
Will the world ever understand?

But as daylight creeps in
Your smile, your eyes
Time stops and for an eternal moment
Your lips, my touch

Bonds break
I close my eyes
You are all I see
I will hold you through the dark

Break : It falls apart

So much has been said
But it has all come to this
I'm letting you down

So long, so far
Chasing dreams with open eyes,
Closed hearts, empty heads
Unable to move
Unable to speak
Silent in solitude
Words whispered to the wind
Written on a barren wall
Seen by the few who pass
Perhaps those who share the night

And as dawn breaks into a new day
As life resumes its course
The world again becomes bigger, brighter
Full of hope and promise
Again it resumes its purpose

What is to live with petty visions
What is to waste time staring at the sky,
Dreaming of the stars,
Waiting for one to fall

I have been breathless for too long

Life resumes its course
And in this incarnation
You no longer hold gravity

Breaking through
Stepping out
Away from this darkness
Away from this night

The dawn finally breaks

Escalator

I saw you at lunch today

I heard a voice I knew by heart
I turned around
And you were there
Descending from the crowd
Smiling and chatting
Basking in your light

I waited for you to turn to me
Wondering if you would see me again

You look my way
And in a frozen moment
It was just you and me
You and me, again
No defenses
No stances
Just honesty in being
Sincerity
Purity
Us
Just us

And in that place of perfect communion
There is a tinge in my chest
And I struggle to catch my breath
Cause I know what I've been missing
And though I've grown quick to deny it
I still can't fill up what you've left

Sure, I get through my days with smiles
But I've always felt like I've been left out
How have we managed to get by?

It's been such a long time since that cold October morning
And though I see you in photos of friends
And even though you grace conversations from time to time
This is the first time I've seen you again
It's the first time you've smiled at me like that again
And perhaps at this very moment
Fleeting as it is
This is the first time I've felt this way, again

Then the perfect snapshot's magic fades
The faint noise grows louder
The world moves back in course
You turn away
My eyes follow
And you are lost again in this drowning sea

It's been far too long
And against every sensible cell in my body
I know what I have to do
But I don't know if I can do it

A kiss

I can see it in the way you look into my eyes
My soul rushing into yours
Never touching
Never saying a word
But in the gentleness of your voice
In the silent sighs hidden in half-breaths
I feel your spirit reaching out to me
I feel your body crying out for mine

But we are caught in the sadness of our situation
In our helpless disposition
Yet everyday I see you
Everyday we run around and we play our games
Though we never cross the line
How could we?

How could we not?
When I tremble at the thought of you
When my lips quiver at the sight of you
When I betray what I know is right
When I lose all reason
I am frail
I am weak
I would give up everything for this mistake

Days build upon themselves
The tension will find a way to break
And through the darkness
Through the clout of our desires
Our lips will meet in heightened anticipation
Who knows where it will lead us?
Lost in this blissful tragedy

Zahir

And from out of the blue
Like an evening apparition
I turn my head and am overcome with longing
I close my eyes and accept the emptiness in my soul

And it again seems clear
That in all the days I thought you were gone
I was never without you
Like winged guardians
Like silence never noticed
Like the beating of our hearts

Beyond reason
Beyond doubt
It is as it is
There are no questions
Just acknowledgement and acceptance

Then I realize that this moment is fleeting
Treading the line that breaks into insanity
Staying afloat only for a matter of time
Should I keep you in my consciousness?
Or keep you in my sleep?
Should I spend the rest of my days in madness?
Or do I lay you to rest once more?

At what price does peace come?