"Lord, have mercy"

- 29/June/2010


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I decided not to even bother trying to get this formatted correctly and instead just took a screenshot of the poem. This was a nice experiment, and is meant to portray two different perspectives: one (on the left) is of someone who is about to commit (or has already committed) suicide while the other is of someone close to them who couldn't prevent it or even see it coming. In my mind, I hear two voices alternating as they pray and in the end joining as one, hence the plural in the last line.

"Envy"

One last stolen kiss placed upon your lips
Warmth slowly draining the pink away
I hold your fading body in my arms
And all I feel is envy for your strength
I wanted to follow wherever you lead me
But once again I faltered in my path
I could almost see the faint smile upon your lips
A fleeting hint of disappointment laced with understanding
And once again I feel that envy of your hope
An empty promise that kept you bound to me always
Even though we both knew that I would always fail you
I couldn't bring myself to follow you to the end
And now there are no tears, or even lingering regret
All I can feel is envy for your freedom.

- 6/June/2010


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Written to the GazettE's "CALM ENVY".

"Love Story"

An exchange of shy glances
My heart throbs anytime you come near
Gentle laughter that sets my heart aflight
Tingles that chase my nervousness
We spent so much time together
And wasted just as much apart
Never thinking this forbidden love could be
I finally gave into your smile
And a single whisper made me yours.

An exchange of heated sighs
Hands gliding across glistening skin
Your fingers playing a tune that only we can hear
Passion igniting a rain of kisses
Your breath hitches as you release into me
Riding on your pleasure I do the same
Never thinking this forbidden love could end
I wanted to always see your smile
But in a single moment it all fell apart.

An exchange of angry words
Voices battling to drown the other
Those tears that once betrayed my happiness
Gradually became tears that held my pain
You watched my back as I walked away
Our hearts breaking with the distance
And in the midst of it all there was relief
Never thinking this forbidden love could survive
A single choice was all it took to break.

- 14/May/2010


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Written to Yiruma's "River Flows In You" which is, btw, incredible.

I really like this particular poem which is evident seeing as I went ahead and posted it on my main blog way before now. I wrote it with a gay couple in mind but I like the fact that it's just as applicable to any forbidden or discouraged relationship. And look, it has a title!