poemas

i wrote both of these earlier this year:

Distant Happiness

you're like the melody that i can't seem to write

you're like the city lights late at night

you're like a one-way street and i can't turn around

i'm hypnotized by every smile, every glance, every sound

you're always two steps ahead and i can't catch up

i'd play tag for life if it would win me your love

i think about you while you think about her

i just want you to have everything you deserve

and while that might be something bigger than i can give

distant happiness is what i might have to live

Growing Up Without Permission

my feet are ready to go places that my heart has already been

my lips are ready to say words for which they have no permission

my spirit is ready to soar higher than my body can take me

my womb is ready to carry something for which it cannot contain

my pen is ready to write down feelings i've been told not to feel

my mind is ready to comprehend revelations that have not yet been revealed

my hand is ready to hold the hand that i shouldn't touch

and i am ready to love the one who i've already begun to love so much...