Rise in Pain and Fall in Love

For someone's initials I'm afraid to put up

You saw me there,
Next to you, starry-eyed.
Talking and listening,
Then he came in, I melted away.

Months went by.
Every time I saw you with him,
My heart tore away.
Breaking away,
Each piece ripping into two.

I hid my pain,
I hid my jealousy,
I had nothing to gain,
From things such as these.

Just as I was about to turn around,
You were back, goofy smile and all.
Heart mending slowly, pieces floating upward.
A well of happiness sprung within me.
I smile at you, you're back in my life.

I hug you tighter when you say goodbye.
I smile brighter, to show you I'm happy.
I look at you to remember you more.
I smell your cologne, so I remember who you are to me.

Alive

For someone's initials I'm afraid to put up

I see you there,
Sitting there, staring, talking.
Your voice travels like music,
Your muscles are tight against your shirt.

You stand up,
You're tall, towering me.
It doesn't seem like it from far away.
You see me, I turn away, shy.

You walk over to me,
To say your goodbye,
I feel hollow,
Until you embrace me.

Your hugs remind me of a summer evening,
Opening the door to step outside,
Feeling a warm breeze against cooled skin.
Until you pull away.

A flicker in your eyes, so blue,
Like lights turning on in a house.
You turn to leave; I turn to tears.
Hollow and alone.

Nature Speaks to Me About You

Nature speaks to me.
It speaks to me through the earth.
It speaks some truths,
While hiding the lies, they want to say.

The trees I climb,
So that I can touch the sky,
Say that you can touch the lowest branch,
That you are tall and can tower me.

The flowers in the vanity,
Their roots tangled together beneath the warm ground,
Say that your skin is soft like their petals,
And that they are jealous of your beauty.

The grass, in their lowly whispers,
The lawn vast and dotted with yellow,
Say that you love the smell it freshly cut,
And that you rest your head upon the fragile blades.

The dandelions speak of dreams,
Their color shines bright like hope,
Say you talk of one day seeing me,
And that you stare up to the sky and think of me.

The dirt, the very essence that is earth,
The very thing that begins life,
Saying you're strong like the bull,
And that your steps are steady and free.

Nature speaks to me.
It speaks to me in beautiful songs.
You are alive and well.
There are no lies, but only truth as they speak.

Under Pressure

I'm cracking under pressure,
Spidering glass.
If I drop, then I will break.

The glass may turn back into the sand.
The sand may return to earth.
The earth so dry,
The rain barely coming down.

I stand statuesque,
I stand carefully,
I don't want to budge.

Friends try to patch the broken pieces.
Comfort in my tears, alone.
Tears stream down unfixed cracks.
Within myself and I cannot bear it.

I shatter more with glassy tears.
I melt to the ground,
Lying down as the sun goes through me.

A Novel Idea of Love

For all that it is worth,
Our love changed The Games people played.

We were Matched,
But by our own accord.

We sat along the shore of the stream,
Catching Fire as it danced before us.

We Crossed the ling others drew,
Knowing it couldn't stop us.

Listening to the sounds of the woods,
Wishing to hear a Mockingjay, real and singing.

We Reached the point where we cannot turn back,
Everlasting and pure.

We live Divergent among the others,
Our paths never connect to theirs.

We are Insurgent,
Different in how society sees us.

Allegiant and on our own,
We found solace together and love.

Gentle and Free (My Heart Flies to You)

I dream,
I drop,
I fly.

Love in flight.
Dreams of you.
No choice to make,
It is your choice.

The further I fall,
It is when I'm with you.
My heart quivers,
And flies in your hand.

Be gentle,
Like if it were a butterfly.
Let it be free,
Like if it were a lion.

See me in it,
Like I see you.
If I see you,
It is in care.

I wake,
I flutter,
I land.

Chase

Rise and fall,
Chase to start.
Beauty exceeding all.
I see you and run.

You see me,
But I'm not beautiful.
I'm just plain like the grass under our feet.
I'm just scared because I can't speak.

Rise and fall,
Our chests do as such in unison.
Running for long,
Strides meet together.

Quiet...
Crickets sing...
Eyes boring into each other...
Sweat dripping...

Rise and fall,
I run toward you, but you are still.
When I get close, you run.
Now I'm pointing to the sky as you turn around.