Only Words
How do I make them make sense
And effectively communicate
Through simple conversation
Or through the words I write
Thoughts & feelings this intense?
No matter how much I ruminate
In endless elucidation,
I could never get it right.
I always struggle against
The pressure to perfectly articulate
And the fear of misinterpretation,
And I usually lose the fight.
Although I must say, in my defense,
You do tend to captivate
The entire world’s population
With awe & wonder at first sight.
When we met, I was terrified
Falling in love was not my goal
Besides, I thought, I had no chance
Courting an angel here on Earth.
But no matter how hard I tried
To maintain my self-control
I could not help but be entranced
Or stop hope’s untimely birth.
Futilely, I denied
The whisper in my soul
The yearning of my hands
To hold you when it hurts.
The emptiness I felt inside
Your presence filled the hole.
My heart, you see, understands
What you are truly worth.
Your pain to me is beautiful;
It made you who you are.
I see perfection in your flaws.
I die to hear your voice.
For a moment it seemed you, too, felt
Something — but like a shooting star
Lights the dark then soon withdraws,
So vanished all my joys.
I waited for the other shoe to fall,
Knowing that I'd fall far,
For all I ever wanted was
To be your heart’s first choice.
But one thing is irrefutable,
And you told me from the start:
You’ll never love me simply because
You only fall for the very bad boys.
If you, beloved, had asked me
To pull down the moon
To give to you for you to wear
On your finger upon a ring,
Without hesitation, I would've happ'ly,
In a plane or hot air balloon,
Flown high up through the air
As the stars were shimmering.
All night I’d fly, then at last be
On my way back next afternoon.
When night fell, the skies would be bare,
And you would have your lunar bling
And the stars, too, I’d have for thee,
Arranged at your feet in a glittering lagoon.
But one thing, I could never dare:
Being unkind to you, darling.
Time’s indifferent door shall close
And I must say goodbye
To a love unrequited
And music never heard,
For every hopeless dreamer knows
That every dream must die
And should one try to fight it
One only seems absurd.
Had I been the one you chose
To be your reason why
I would have always provided
For you while I stoically endured
The daggers that life throws.
I’d have given you wings to fly.
But I was not, so I stay quiet-
After all, they’re only words.
