Irony

The Nothingness in deep slumber
Wind softly whistling a tune
Trees dancing with the fairies of the woods
Crickets gaily serenading
Moon gleaming like silver platter
Stars blanketing the welcoming sky
Leaves rustling, gently tracing every footstep

Knife plunged deep in my chest
Heart broken into thousand shards
Pain nigh unbearable
Tears racing down my face
Drinking the familiarity of this place
Embracing the memories you left in a jar
Wound won’t heal, there never would be a scar

Illusion

Come in, I’ve been expecting you

There’s a knock on the door and love walks through

And lights a fire and smiles a smile

As if love were going to stay a while

And the fire breathes and weaves its spell

But then love runs out of lies to tell

For love is restless, love’s a flirt

Love has places to go and people to hurt

So here’s the shovel to smother the flame

Tomorrow you’ll barely remember my name

And I’ll try to forget you, my dearest one.

As a prisoner tries to forget the sun

For life holds no purpose

And love holds no charms

Since I beheld you in another’s arms

*Till There Was You

Love Sonnet XVII

Pablo Neruda
(1904-1973)

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose or topaz,
Or the arrow of carnation the fire shoots off
I love as certain dark things are to be loved,
In secret, between the shadow and the soul

I love as the plant that never blooms
But carries in itself the light of hidden flowers
Thanks to your love, a certain solid fragrance
Risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body

I love you without knowing how, or when or from where
I love you straightforwardly
Without complexities or pride
So I love you, because I know no other way

Than this, where “I” does not exist, nor “you”

So close that your hand upon my chest is my hand

So close that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep.

BEDOUIN SONG

 BEDOUIN SONG

by: Bayard Taylor (1825-1878)

FROM the Desert I come to thee

On a stallion shod with fire;

And the winds are left behind

In the speed of my desire.

Under thy window I stand,

And the midnight hears my cry:

I love thee, I love but thee,

With a love that shall not die

Till the sun grows cold,

And the stars are old,

And the leaves of the Judgment Book Unfold!

Look from thy window and see

My passion and my pain;

I lie on the sands below,

And I faint in thy disdain.

Let the night-winds touch thy brow

With the heat of my burning sigh,

And melt thee to hear the vow

Of a love that shall not die

Till the sun grows cold,

And the stars are old,

And the leaves of the Judgment Book Unfold!

My steps are nightly driven,

By the fever in my breast,

To hear from thy lattice breathed

The word that shall give me rest.

Open the door of thy heart,

And open thy chamber door,

And my kisses shall teach thy lips

The love that shall fade no more

Till the sun grows cold,

And the stars are old,

And the leaves of the Judgment Book Unfold!

P.S. It’s very romantic isn’t it? It’s like Romeo talking to Juliet. Ah, love!

I Often Wonder

I often wonder how the stars above
Could allow me to fall for someone that I could never have
Somebody who’s already not free
And no longer capable of loving me

I often wonder how the sky could still smile
When my heart is breaking all the same while
When the pain is too much to bear
When life is cruel and so unfair

I often wonder how the flowers could still bloom
When my world is bleak and covered in gloom
When my senses are dulled and the colors gone
When I could neither face tomorrow nor could I run

I often wonder how the sun could still shine
When I have to accept the truth that you can never be mine
When my tears are dried up and I can no longer cry
When although I still love you, I have to say goodbye

I often wonder how all of these will end
Will my prayers be heard?
Or I’ll just have another broken heart to mend
I often wonder.

The Impostor

I saw you with that certain smile on your face
You were in a crowd so all I could do was gaze
I looked in your eyes and tried to read your soul
But all I saw was a deep, dark and endless hole

Somehow I knew what you were feeling
Having everything but still felt nothing
When you looked at me, I knew what you were trying to ask
If it is all right to always wear a mask

To not let others know what’s really inside of you
To hide and run away from your past too
To continue smiling even if you want to cry
Even though you know that it would mean living a lie

The show must go on is what they always say
So you should go out there and pretend to be gay
But this I tell to you my friend is true
You don’t have to be yellow and pink if you’re really gray and blue

Holding Back

With the gentle tapping of the rain
Your memories come gushing like pain
I reminisce that one rainy day with you
When once again I’ve learned to love

But it was a complicated kind of love,
A love that I would rather not have
I have loved you beyond love for a friend
And I was afraid that because of this our friendship would end

So I tried keeping and kept on holding back the feeling
It’s crazy I know
Here I am helplessly in love but won’t let it show
It’s no use fighting it

You captured every piece of my heart, every beat
T’was another rainy day with you
When I decided to let love stay
Now, I really don’t care what would people say

I hope I’m not making another mistake
I’ll just keep my fingers crossed and wish for luck
For this time…there’s no more holding back.