{Manhattan-Revised}

I felt taller then ever before
Yet smaller then could I ever imagine
Every magnificent piece of architecture at eye level
The sky a shade of dark welcoming blue

The world below me
Like my own silent movie
The city looked simple
High above the chaos

& in that instant
I found clarity in the stars
I knew the loneliness would go away
Life was on the verge of easy

A Buddha statue in my pocket
& red string around my wrist
Both reminding me to do no wrong
The music in my ear: singing about the city I see

& the lights
Oh, those lights, could make the blind see
They were shinning right through me
The skyline was so bright that night

I never really liked November
Until that night
When the skyline was made for me
And the city was at my mercy

{Remember}

I can’t remember your voice
or your laugh
I can’t remember your smile
or your kiss
I can’t remember your eyes
or your height

but I remember you walking away

{Why}

I know why the willow weeps
and why the stars fall

I know why the wave crashes
and why clouds drift

but I don’t know why
you do the things you do

I know why the sun shines
and why the seasons change

I know why the man on the moon smiles
and why leaves change color

but I don’t know why
you do the things you do

{Looking Back To Nowhere}

so here I am
walking backwards
while looking forward

I’m lost
in-between who I was
and who I will be

I can change
my hair and my style
but not my heart

I can’t get over
what I’ve lost
when I’m with it everyday

can’t move forward
when this broken heart of mine
would do anything to go back

so I’ll walk through those doors
and feel completely at home
yet completely lost

holding back the tears
and pushing out a smile
everyone will think I’m fine

it’s weird
how time hasn’t healed a thing
none of this heartache has gone away

I miss it so much
just the way it felt
but mostly the way it made me feel

I still have hope
that one day I’ll find a new home
for my longing heart

{Disguise}

dress me up in rhyme
shelter me with prose
disguise me in poetry
let words be my clothes

cover me with lies
wrap me in deception
seal me with betrayal
let this ruse be my complexion

{Miracle}

You’re not a saint
and I’m not an angel
but togetther, we’re a miracle.