My Heart

 

To the one who holds my heart

Hold it gently, hold it with care

Hold it as you would a delicate flower

One so precious, one so rare

 

My heart is your to cherish

Keep it as long as you desire

It is but a symbol of my love

Just as passion is likened to fire

 

I only ask that you protect my heart

Protect it from hurt and sorrow

Remind it of kindness and joy

And of the untold wonders of tomorrow

 

To the one who holds my heart

Hold it gently, hold it with care

For as long as you hold my heart

My life, with you, I’ll always share

Build Me

Build me out of memories of childhood

Build me out of feelings of loss and grief

When I’m torn and broken, build me stronger

My emotional heart beats no longer

Let me go on living with reason

Let me go on without true feeling

When I’m irrational and sad, let me be

My empty heart knows little of comfort, you see

Tell me it’s going to be alright

Tell me it’s a pattern of some kind

When I wake up I’ll be fine, be silent

My broken heart knows how to be violent

Tearing me apart until I don’t know myself

Tearing me apart for who I used to be

When old memories trigger, try to set me free

But my heart is locked away and no one has the key

Loss

I want to say that I miss you, but I can’t

It’s hard to grieve when everyone else wants to forget

They want to toss you to the flames and ashes

Turn a blind eye while my world crashes

My heart aches every time they curse your name

Teasing what they should do with you as if it is a game

You were never perfect and you never had been

Although, if I speak of you now, it's as if I speak of a sin

You never learned how to say the final goodbye

You never thought of the day you would die

I wasn’t there and it kills me to this day

Although I still don’t know what I would say

They say I wouldn’t have wanted to be there

That it was something I wouldn’t be able to bare

I left the tears on my face that Friday night

Because tears aren’t as evident in the moonlight

Tears (Every Day I Cry)

I never asked you your favorite color

I don’t know why that makes me cry

I keep wondering what else I never knew

But all I know now is I miss you

I can’t forget the last time I saw you

The last time you gave me a hug goodbye

Remembering back to all the years

Water washes away the tears

I’m walking down the path of life

Playing a game no one can win

I can’t take the next step on this road

My feet have gone numb from the cold

I see the world in a different light

Dimmer, as if it were a constant cloudy day

Everyday living a little white lie

Every day I cry

I want to remember the good times

I want to relive them over and over

What I would give to have you here

Water washes away the tears

I guess you’ll have to listen from now on

You always did that best anyways

It’s been so hard to say goodbye

Every day I cry

Starry Night

I have but one wish
On this starry night
Although the sun has set
The sky remains as bright

The milky way is to the left
The trees sway in still breeze
My one wish tonight
Is for all time to freeze

Senses

Words on the page tell stories of things known

Pictures on the wall remain still stories shown

Leaves on the ground from trees blown

A rose bud on the pale snow fresh grown

Talk from strangers spoken in new words

Melodies of autumn breeze crooned by songbirds

Wild horses running across the land in herds

A lone pianist playing eerie minor thirds

Waves crash on waves and sandy shores

Tears fall on bodies as consequence of wars

Hurricanes and storms bring endless downpours

A young child watching television indoors

Fresh snow falls in the early weeks of November

Fires crackle until the last glowing ember

Drinking to forget what we regretfully remember

A hollow night precedes the first day of December

Artists draw people set in a still frame

People so easily ready to set blame

Words burn hotter than a white flame

A homeless man lives only by name

See, for the world is not black and white

Listen, for the world is not a silent night

Feel, for the world is not something to spite

Live, for the world is not to take for a right

Corpse Bride

(Inspired by the Corpse Bride Movie)

She came to the wood
Face sheltered from the wind
Feet following a blind path
She came to the wood
     Even though she should
     Leave, for it was no good
     Wondering in the wood
                                                    Cold.
Through her the wind blows
She shivers in her mind
While her body remains untouched
Through her the wind blows
     Taking her with is as it goes
     Whirling her white hair, shows
     Her frail, pale white skin glows
                                                    Alone.
The time stands still
Her body remains motionless
The silent clock goes tick-tock
The time stands still
     Silent screams send a chill
     Down her spine until
     Her heart becomes still
                                                    Silent.
In a sea of white she stays
Kissing the snow, lips red
Unchanging, time continues
In a sea of white she stays
     Under a snow blanket she lays
     Watching with fixed gaze
     With herself, she stays
                                                    Waiting.

Post Note: The soundtrack to this movie is spectacular, here are links to a few of the songs on youtube:

Victor's Piano Solo
Piano Duet
Tears to Shed
Remains of the Day (Main Song)
According to Plan
The Wedding Song