Braces

It started off in the end of elementary
When I started to become invisible
When the other girls found themselves
And I decided to stay the same

Around that time I found myself
With shorter hair and awful braces
Continuously running late to class
And learning a lesson on being free

I never did fit in with the other girls
Whose main interest was clothes and boys
I'd rather have a history chat
Or stuff my nose in a brand new book

Over time the hair grew long
My braces were finally removed
But I still stayed the same
With no interest in fashion or the boys

I'd like to think that's what you saw in me
Those many years ago
And why you still like to sometimes talk to me
I'm just glad you saw me then and now

Catch me

"Catch me!"

Says the prey to the prowler 

With his soft features 

And defenseless skills 

More adapted to hiding 

Than to fighting 

"Catch me!" 

Says the victim 

To the predator of the skies 

With tiny hearts poundings 

And beautiful feeble songs 

Fleeing slowly from demise 

"Catch me!" 

Says the decorated human 

With her flashy dress 

Persued by dramatic noise 

Venting from a monster 

Prowling at her guarded doorstep 

"Catch me!" 

Calls the displayed trap 

Designed to finally catch 

The Venus flytrap of demons 

With beautiful broken promises 

To ensnare the tracking murderers 

"Catch me!" 

Echoed down the empty world 

No more than a whisper 

Carried by a joyful sigh 

As the strong and beautiful 

Once called victims, March  

Icy Tonight

I know you were far above tonight
As I drove home from work
In the icy hell that was predicted

I know you were just above tonight
Keeping my thoughts on one goal
And on a growing strength in particular

I know you were in my car tonight
Making me pause before I made that call
Telling me I am strong, I can fight it

I know you were next to me tonight
Clearing the last path, the last stretch
So I could make it safe inside

I know you were talking to me tonight
When I read the message from a friend
Confirming that I made it home safe

I always know you're with me every night
Leaving me little signs I know too well
And keeping me safe from any harm

Fabric on the Breeze

The little gypsy girl beckons me
Twirling her fingers in the air
In unison with internal drums
Dancing to her own tune
Twisting silken fabric on the breeze
Created from her own rhythmic dancing

She captures me in a wayward shawl
Created by aging mothers and lovers
Forever passed down to this child
That glistens in the living fire
As if brimming with a story
That will soon be told

The splendid colors drifts down my back
Clinging and draping as if it knew where to go
At each breath the colors shifted
At each move the fabric softly sang
Sweetly asking begging to to moved
And who I to refuse such a quiet plea

The gypsy girl and I danced with the fires
Which cast off wild and rhyming shadows
That bounced off the skies and the stone
Cast there from the fires from the skies and from our hearts
Dancing only to what alone only know
Listening to the music from within our feet and the earth

Banned Secrets

I can listen and I can listen well
When you think I can't hear your secrets
In reality it's open for the world to hear
I'll keep it to myself, at least for now

It's funny how with secrets, it's how the world fell
When some say share I say yes let's
For when there are secrets held there's more to fear
If it were up to me no more secrets I'd allow

Her Word

This is the story of a girl and a boy

It's been told time and time again 

But it seems to end the same way 

This story ends differently

For she stopped being lied to 

And left him alone for good - she said 

I'll tell you a secret, dear reader 

She said that six months ago today 

And she since hasn't gone back on her word 

Read this

You're never going to read this
You never have and you never will
You won't talk about our kiss
And how now we'll never get our fill

I know it started when I was alone
In that big empty house in the wood
When you arrived just over the stone
Just as I knew you always would

I knew it was just after it was over
And you were hurting and so was I
And as soon as we said it was all over
I knew it was coming, I won't lie

It was just an innocent little fling
Between you and me, my dear
It'll never turn into you needing a ring
I know you'd try, that's my fear

You still confide everything in just me
And every day that passes I fear for you
I laugh for each other's hearts we hold the key
Yours for me and just mine for you

Fate and destiny have less to do with this love
I put my money on just having a lovely friend
I won't put this on anyone elses love, above
But I am glad that our tryst did not make anything end

Short Judge

No one believes me 
when I say that
 *you* are a good person. 

Then when they ask me 
to judge thier new friend
 and I say they are not,
 they don't believe me. 

I guess I don't have a good 
sense of judgement. 

But then when stuff happens 
in their relationship, 
 the relationship I have 
with my friend is fine, 
who has the better judgement?

I used to...

I used to write
About blind love
With passionate kisses
And runaway thoughts

I used to write
About how blind I was
When boys would call
And I'd run at their voice

I used to write
About broken love
And about the heartache
When there was nothing to feel

I used to write
About finding new interests
And letting them smother
And quell my own thoughts

I used to write
About you of all people
But I know you'd never answer
Until I see you again

Perhaps I'll write
About heaven and all its glory
Where you are
Looking down on friends and family

Perhaps I'll write
About the moments when
I know you're with us
Even though we cannot see you

Perhaps I'll write
About my new love
And the way I can express
All because of you

Perhaps I'll write
About how each day
I still miss you
But every year it gets a little better

Perhaps I'll write
And let the world know
That you're still here
Because we still love you