Post by Orimis on Mar 15, 2010 17:37:28 GMT -8
Oh
Oh, to be one of the pretties
to walk as if on air
Oh, to be one of the lucky ones
to never break a sweat
Oh, to smile just so
to charm the world with grace
Oh, to dazzle someone
to inspire poems and song
Oh, to never sing along
Oh, to be wanted
Oh, to want nothing
Oh, to bring tears
Oh, to not care at all
Oh.
The Poet Writes Your Name
pretty words placed just so
subtle forms just right to show
styles and rhymes meant to please
but you would have none of these
all shapes and inks, you would not love
though your poet reached for stars above
the grandest heights fell short of you
the heavens' diamonds in all too few
"you're not a poet if it's only on paper,"
you said--"you're not a poet if you can't
make the world better;
not a writer if you pull scraps together"
so the poet took to open roads
left love and life and stories he told
and you followed him to the end of the earth
and never told him what he was worth
he left life behind and sealed you in time
though his best poetry had never known paper rhyme
we were everything
They told us we could be anything
they said reach for the stars
if you fall we will catch you
just jump
they forgot to say that stars burn hot
like dreams and leave deep scars
and that gravity doesn't forgive
before we jumped
so we stood on the edge of a cliff
with the stars swirling in the sea
nobody said they forgave us for falling;
that we were loved
we couldn't fix these scars
we couldn't count our dreams
nobody would catch us
so we jumped
All You Know
The sky's breaking down,
the world is weeping and you
only ask and ask of me
the things I cannot give
The ground is dead and dry
this battle can't be won and you
only ask and ask that I
set you free and let you live
The rain is falling down
the sky is grieving and you
just ask and ask me to
Move mountains to make you better
So Hard
It's easy to fight,
Pretend to understand
Forget to forgive
Insist on high walls-
It's easy to scream
Turn life inside out
Focus on anger
Burn bridges in fire-
It's easy to push
Dissect with sharp wit
Bask in this pride
Build layers of frost-
But to be lost
Unsure of it all
Drowning in disaster
And sing out the truth?
If only I could.
I could.
If only
It wasn't so easy.