Flames

and i've learnt;
time to forget, time to live
time to really see

there was a fire in front of us
glowing so brightly before us
but we just never noticed

that our thoughts interfused; intervined
and we felt the same way

as we let the fire rage on
no longer glowing
just harmful

i have the urge to touch it;
to touch you
it as been so very long
since we have been here;
just the two of us

so im going to smile now
because i deserve to

and im going to walk away
because the flames have already burned me

Provoked

silent pictures i paint
round the bends of an empty shipwreck
the wind colouring it grey again

while the water presses me to continue
blue to grey, grey to blue
until my mind is a blur

silent pictures i draw
my time will never be enough
with the wind re-painting the bleak landscape

of all the lost souls
and i wished i fell in love
i dont feel quite at home

as i count the newly drawn ship lights
and croon myself to sleep
edgeless waters pressing me to stay

Salt Lake

you stepped outside
winter breeze in your smile
and typically looked down

among the vast creek of wintertime

and the plains move so slowly
as the night grows old
while you shiver and look down

into the dark underground

its just like you
to never look up at the vast sky
to ever see what is around you

but look down
at the superficial shadows and reflections
of unidentified things

while the valley stirs restlessly
and the wind ripples across the skylit grass;
a wild train of thoughts

near the cold water
as you shiver
and i never found a way there

into the coldness of your mind
of the saltwater lake
the never changing restlessness

Dancing on Air

we danced on air
the whole night through
the stars didnt seem to care

my heart is like
a faucet that leaks slowly
and i run out of oxygen

while we dance on air
the whole night through
the moon seemed to shine

my tangled mind
doesnt know where to go
oxygen supply cutting short
as i fall

and we dance on air
the whole day through
the sun soaring above us

my heart is like
a flightless bird
hesitating at your touch

so we dance on air
as i opened up to ways
ways that didnt seem so hard

Break

i count my breaths
staring at the wall
pointlessly reaching
for something thats not there

a million lights
that light up the room
dimming over time

through the glass that was once transparent
raised against its will
forlorn and helpless

and you stare at me
from the glass
i dont know how long

how long is soon
how long is now
how long is forever

until the autumn dust settles
and we see even clearer than before
restlessly looking for the long-gone sun
that protected our thoughts once

until the glass finally breaks

Paperthin

bitter oblivion;
it stretches
casting the walls thin

because the air is tight
and fighting becomes
a constant struggle;
desperation

while in the midst of
scattered thoughts
connections are still there

winding their way in between
veins that shone like rainbows

while the paperthin walls
slowly fall all around
cemented, vague
deperation rising slowly through

that conformed lenses
concave; convex
moderated

Stolen

and i'll admit
summer balcony
rustling leaves
stinging nettles
i was yours

and i forgave
pain, torture, interference
endurance

and i forget
ways we opened up
ways i loved you
ways you came alive

and i have lied
early morning
that creeps against your skin
stole away
deep into the night;
eternity

and i have learnt
creek by the morning
escape by night
air rushing to meet the sky

left by the burning
exploding in our hearts' black box