overdubbed

sometimes

my words

don’t match up

to what i think

like a badly dubbed

foreign movie

seen late at night

i struggle

and waver

hem

and haw

shifting from one foot

to another

awkwardly

and yet

when i write

the phrases come out
complete, and pure

in a wave of beauty

universally understood

if only the world

could slow down

for my words

give me a chance

to roll my brain

around my heart

then i could finally say

all the things i feel

that stir me inside

before you walk away

before the end of the day . . .

soundcloud version here: http://soundcloud.com/jamison99/overdubbed

no one

 

no one 
can be certain
what's inside a man's heart

and no one
can tell you
what he means
when he holds you close in the night

no close friend
analyzing his emails
over coffee and bagels

no psychic
with her hands to her temple
and her fingers in your wallet

no psychiatrist
who lies you on his couch
and lies to you by the hour

no dr phil
no oprah

no one

all you can do
is look into his eyes
breathe in his soul

and trust yourself

accept him
for him
and open your heart

and
with whispers in the night
and gestures in the day

he'll reveal 
everything

walls between you
will fall
and build strong
around you both

unsure eyes
will learn to
focus

on treasured realities

and

no one

will be able to take away

the joy
you have won

 

(tuesday, january 25, 2011 at 1:13am) 28/9/12

 

http://soundcloud.com/jamison99/no-one