you

to conquer the world,
is a warrior's dream.
to conquer myself,
is enough for me.

there are heroes and stars-
and everyday men.
we all long for true love,
a hug, and a best friend.

no one will live forever,
but we can inspire each other,
to live to the fullest,
and respect one another.

i'll never be a poet,
whose words are read;
but i'm inspired by you-
whose words i read instead.

one picture

how do i tell you goodbye,
but that i'll love you forever?
i push you away,
hoping to make it better.

your touch, your laugh,
our fights, our past.
mingle like a sweet perfume--
on a love note, it never lasts.

will you understand?
i don't.
but i know it has to be.

so i'll keep one picture
of you and me, out on the lake.
when i see it, i'll remember
the love we used to make.

time will brush away the pain,
and build a wall between our paths,
but we made history, we made love,
lying in the leaves of grass.

her

she could push me away
a thousand times,
but i'd forget every hurt
just to cross her mind.

she can say that she hates me
wants me to leave,
and i'll take her back
any time she's free.

she can pierce my heart,
and leave me to die;
but i'll keep living
to be by her side.

i'd hold her forever-
if she'd look my way;
i'll patiently wait
till she calls my name.

i'd fight forever-
for one touch of her lips;
i'd do anything-
if she'd realize that i exist

take another look

take another look:

into the mirror.

into the past.

do you see yourself?

are you pleased with that?

i have read the works

of many great men;

stood where they stood

as many will again;

but it is not them-

who answer for me;

when i am thru,

and enter history.

for myself i must speak,

for the work i have done.

no one but me,

can run a race that i must run

so how am i doing,

will i be pleased when i am done?

let's just say, i'll aim for a better tomorrow

and we'll see when i'm done.

good to forget

Inspired after seeing the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

i will forget the forgotten
i will not know your name
i waited for a moment
silence only came.

we'll dance together in heaven
she said the day before
walking down our street
doesn't feel the same anymore.

she released me
into a better day
i wish i could thank her
but i don't remember her name.

midnight nightmare

trapped within this room
i do not know its name
the cracks leak tarnished crystals
chilling blood within my vein.

i cannot see my enemy
would not know his face
our breath becomes one
our hearts begin to race.

who is he
that i am fighting in this jail
tortured by the singing
coming straight from hell

the monsters of my nightmares
chase me in this place
where am i? how'd i get here?
is there no escape...

i stand to see a light
the glowing of the moon
transfixed by a grace i cannot taste
i am alone in my room...

our perception

Everyone hears only what he understands. - Goethe

what in life am i missing
that my lack of knowledge hides?
what subtle motives go unnoticed
am i only trying to survive...?

a futile attempt at bravery
could leave me burnt beyond my skin
but is my neglect for understanding
blinding what really is within?

am i naive to my fellow man's plight
while i struggle with my mind?
where will the answer come from...
is it even mine to find...?

first love

forever inspired in a moment
but the moment is so fleeting
the whisper of the waves
treading on a silent evening.

taped upon the bottom
a rock holds their photograph
a summer not forgotten
smiles can't be hid behind a mask.

her family moved away
his broke apart for good
a taste of what hurts
but feeling what they could.

they'll love another
and maybe another after that...
but like the world around them
they'll wonder where their first love is at...

living...

Inspired by the movement of nothing...
Transfixed by the sight of an ever changing display of air...
Holding onto a peace that is indescribable and untouchable...
Dying for a cause worth living for...
I am alive... You are alive... We are alive...
Let us prove it... With every breath we have left in our shallow existence...
Let us show the world we are not cowards, but free men ruled by the destiny that only God can change...
Let us live now... Let us live once...
That those who come after us know...
That we lived...