I'm scared

to turn out the lights

'Cause you're not here for me

in the middle of the night.

Who'll fight my fright

and bring me delight?

Who'll be my armourless knight?

This distance leaves me incomplete.

Where you are gone, 

loneliness creeps.

You leave me with a hollow pit,

Into it the sad pain seeps.

But through the bitter

the sweet comes through,

when I remember

that being apart

is what makes me think

more of you

So that way

you're always in my heart

and i feel somehow closer to you.

Forgiveness

Is one's relief another's pain?
Is a simple encounter much too plain?

Does it have to evoke a mighty tide?
To bring back the past, from deep inside?

Does it feel better to hurt the other?
Does that really help a future together?

Are you truly willing to let it go?
Or is all an act or a show?

Do you believe its good for you?
Or is your love for the other indeed true?

Do you forgive now, and later sigh?
Or does forgiveness last a lifetime?

Bursting with feeling, longing to express
But I cant find words, cant analyse
Cant break it down, and make it clear
It needs to be felt, its not something to hear
Its not my story, or a confession either

How I wish someone could probe
Into the depths of my mind, or into my soul
To be on par with who I am, and to know
And feel, the things I don't show
And to catch on, when I let it go

I must be patient, I must lie in wait
I must be silent, and just have faith
That someone someday will come around
And revel in this, my person, they've found
And be my voice, release my sound

Summer Haze

I had thought it was special,
What you and I shared;
The mist of the mornings
The warmth of the shade,
The flame of cool satin
In every kiss we spared...

But the fluttering of eyes
Brought new sight one day,
When my tears had ceased
And the fog had cleared,
Realisation dawned on me
On that fine summer day...

The flame that once blinded
Now ignited more of me,
Until I couldn't help but see
It wasn't you after all
That put me in a daze;
It was a summer haze

in the darkest darkness

before dawn breaks

in the deepest of waters

in the blackest of lakes

at the steepest climb

when the ground shakes

when you are forced

to up the stakes

it might seem like 

it's only snakes

and the ladders have all

been displaced

but one plus one remains two

and every step forward

makes a winner of you

it might be slow

in the wetness of snow

or a tangle of reeds 

in those deep black seas

but forever be faithful

to the drop of light

the golden saviour

in the distance hovers

waiting to lead you

those two steps forward