wordless talk

thank you
for looking past
my oddities

all the times
i couldn't speak
in front of you

all the times
i told you everything
with just one look

all those times
you saw me
and knew me to myself

sharing
what i was inside
before i could even
say it

loving me
in a silence that spoke
millions

stay
and i'll learn
all the languages i can

to talk to the heart of you

(learn)

always there

you take away
the spark in me
with everything you say

you take away
the heart of me
with everything you do

and just when i find
a joy in me
that needs to be shared

you're always there
making sure
there is nothing there

nothing inside
to feel
nothing outside
to believe

nothing to see
but the blueness of the night

without a morning to wake up to

(gone)

a hug

a hug
should be with both arms
wholeheartedly

drawing love
towards you
in strength and sensitivity

protecting
as well as nurturing
within

making the darkest
of days
shine a light again

(hold)

return

this half of me
so quiet and alone
seeks out the part of you
that won't let go

this side of me
that i've never known
looks forward to the calm
only you can show

come know me again
and lead me back
to you

(grow)

constant companion

just a stone's throw
from where i was

just a moment away
from where i am

just a watchful distance
from where i travel

just a shadowy presence
from where i'll be

constant companion
of heart and mind

where will we go next?

(soon)

whisper

whisper
who you were
and i'll tell you
who i am

let words
become strands
in a tapestry
that covers us

protecting us
from the storms
that come tumbling
down

trying to surround us
with the darkness
we turn away from

come closer
and let me hear
all you want to say

from beginning
to the end

lover to friend
and back again

in tangled murmurs of love

(yes)

and so it ends

and so it ends
as quickly as it begins

and so it stops
before dawn

whispered words
lead to harsh tones

vague hopes
lead to strong certainty

nothing's right
anymore

and the sun rises
to a storm

(gone)