tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983386708499290852024-02-08T05:07:35.838-08:00Write in the Midst of ThingsNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-18941407222245384512010-02-21T16:20:00.001-08:002010-02-21T16:20:40.315-08:00Here I sit with a hundred questions in my head<br />But none in my heart.<br />The facts are blurred but the feeling is clear –<br />You are my love.<br /><br />Each passing day disturbs me a little more<br />Fills me with nervous wonder,<br />Musings of why you have not called or come by<br /><br />I am a shell – <br />Sleeping as much as possible to eliminate these difficult days from my memory<br /><br />“Where is she?” I ask myself –<br />I am lonely and feeling broken<br />Longing for your touch,<br />The antidote for instant relief<br /><br />For now, <br />There is no remedy -<br />Reality is pain<br />And all consuming at that.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-71159521770993699932009-02-13T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:05:40.492-08:00the moon rises quickly over your left shoulder<br />as twilight blues begin to darken,<br />and all I can see is the silhouette of your body<br />leaning on the balcony as I look out the door<br /><br />the night air wraps around you<br />as tiny gusts pass through the door like van gogh's brushstrokes<br />swirling silently, engaging my senses<br />I imbibe every bit of your being.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-79405613769349820682009-02-13T10:03:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:04:17.397-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">let me be your greatest love</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the kind that does not wander</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">but speaks truthfully of all things in your presence.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">let me have the passion of a child</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the kind that is not blinded by reality</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">but holds on tightly to the beauty of each moment</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">let me listen to your heartbeat</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the rhythmic thumping contained within you</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">that seeks a bending ear</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">beat by beat,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">tell me of your quiet desires </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">and the unanswered questions that plague you</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">show me your simple smile</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">that lingers in your complex eyes</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">and let me be your greatest love</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the kind that does not wander.</span><br /><br /></span>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-2615351688989186092009-01-17T11:44:00.000-08:002009-01-17T11:45:46.241-08:00The pages of my favorite book<br />Are stained with coffee<br />But without those stains<br />I believe I would feel empty<br /><br />It reminds me of a time when<br />We were together<br />Eating breakfast<br />On Sunday morning<br />And while I read silently at the table<br />You chortled at the hilarity of the comic strips<br />Which you adoringly called “the funnies”<br />Just because your grandpa did…<br /><br />Sifting between the words I was reading<br />Were thoughts of how I wanted to capture<br />The ambient noise, at that exact moment,<br />And keep it with me, forever.<br /><br />The pages of the paper turning,<br />The clink of your coffee mug against the wooden table<br />And your laughter.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-67618255029081558822008-11-10T09:05:00.000-08:002016-11-18T08:56:38.715-08:00<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Let's be quiet like the midnight</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">that sits outside our window --</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Buzzing neon shop signs take the place of words</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">that we will not speak to one another.</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">We will exclude ourselves from the chaos</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">of the city as we sit down to dinner</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">and no voice, whisper or otherwise will penetrate</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt;">the hollow, hushed tone between the walls of this apartment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Let's be beautiful like the midnight moon</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">that shines through our window --</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Covering up the chipped paint on the wall</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">with silhouettes of our bodies entwined,</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">we will exclude ourselves from the responsibility</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">of adulthood and cautious decision making</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">and no one, elder or otherwise will tell us</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">that we don't deserve to be reckless and happy</span></div>
<div style="color: #66ff99;">
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">in this silent, unpredictable hour.</span></div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-66199387587947680322008-10-29T19:42:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:43:17.149-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Do you love me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">in a way that only time can tell?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Something like the love of a season...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">the routine changes never hurt us</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">but the blizzards buried me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">and the summer rain was only magical for so long.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Standing beneath the sky with my mouth open</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">trying to catch the snowflakes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">trying to hold on</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">but you begin to choke</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">swallowing each delicate memory</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I used to bathe in the sunlight</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">shadows that danced across the blacktop</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">and your smile</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sweet like raspberries</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I remember your kiss</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">but now we're out of season.</span>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-38522724925236662852008-10-29T19:40:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:41:24.277-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">these love songs don't make me think of you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">but god i wish they would</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">because lyrics about the stars in the sky </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">are perfect for a time like this<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">i can't listen to these love songs</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">and think about your eyes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">but if i could you'd know it </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">when i breath deeply and sigh</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">listening to your heart beat</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">and the stairs creak as you walk into the kitchen</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">it's moments like these that the love songs forget to mention</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">sun flare on the power lines</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">and twenty minutes of silence as i drive </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">just to come to my senses</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">and think about all the times</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">these love songs made me think of you</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><br />now how strange it is to think of someone new.</span>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-86510028405016584942008-10-08T17:09:00.001-07:002008-10-08T17:09:38.561-07:00<p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Creeping up beside you, there is a feeling of complexity.</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Hello, it’s nice to meet you.</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Not quite what you expected.</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Do you wish your days were numbered</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Like the boring license plates</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">You watch pass you on the highway</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Feeling like things make sense</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Because you’re so focused</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">On where you’re going –</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Where you’ve been going the whole time</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">But this one-way street has been reconstructed</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">You can turn off anytime</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Just look at the Polaroid</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Hanging from your visor</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Trace the outline of a new route with your finger</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Leave the map </p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Crumpled on your back seat</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Where the wind blows the ashes of your half smoked cigarette</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And look to the sky as daylight fades</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Turn down the radio</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">So you can listen to the waves</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">As your heart beats in tune with the pulls of the tide</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Stare up at the stars</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And breathe deeply.</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Pick up the map</p> <p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And find me.</p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-45025521396634712162008-09-30T19:46:00.001-07:002008-09-30T19:46:33.207-07:00<p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">My life is open like a wallet snatched by a pick pocket</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">And empty to his dismay, he looks around</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Sees me staring at the ground</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">At a picture in the puddle</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Of my only memory</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">On the cobblestone streets near the cathedral</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">My reflection distorted by the dips between stones</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Dirty rain water painting of this face I used to know</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">I am alone.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Quiet and hungry</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">No words to unfold me</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">I seek satisfaction in the stench of the city</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Brought about by the hobos and mopeds</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">These are the days I most often recall</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">And there is some kind of peace I can find</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">In these moments</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">That feel so tragic but utterly truthful</p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-32126960688607115342008-09-29T18:30:00.000-07:002008-09-29T18:31:53.929-07:00<p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">I have not figured out how to love you</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">But I continue to try</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">I continue to learn</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">And ask questions to the stars.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">The possibility of loving you is tremendous</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">But I cannot love you.<o:p></o:p></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>You are the shadow on a wall that I seek at sunrise</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">My fingertips can touch the surface,</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">But they cannot grasp your entirety.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">You are all things beautiful</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">And I understand the complication</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Of seeing you the way I do,</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">In awe.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">In a moment of tranquility,</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">The stars grant me an answer to my endless inquisition –</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">You cannot love me.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">And so, I have learned to love you wholly,</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Enough for both of our hearts. </p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-26819792811377641202008-09-28T14:36:00.000-07:002008-09-28T14:38:47.043-07:00<p class="MsoNormal">Shells crack on the side of the frying pan</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yolks dance across the heated surface</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And you’re still asleep.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The sun begins to peek its way through</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The clouds</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And your arms are outstretched above your head.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I can’t hear it from the kitchen,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But I can feel your sigh satisfaction</p> <p class="MsoNormal">From a good night’s sleep</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As you slowly turn over</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And nestle yourself back in the sheets.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The toaster pops</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And the kettle whistles,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Reminding me of all the reasons I love you.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Seedless rye</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And chai tea,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Every Sunday for the past three years</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So many things change…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But never that.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ll always have our breakfast in bed.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ll crack a joke on the side of the road</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A smile dances across your face</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And I’m still dreaming.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The world begins to spin</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Out of control</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And my arms are outstretched</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Like a young child dizzy on the playground.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can’t hear it from where you’re standing</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But my heart is beating faster</p> <p class="MsoNormal">from the adrenaline rush</p> <p class="MsoNormal">as I quickly hit the ground</p> <p class="MsoNormal">and fall back to sleep.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The alarm clock sounds</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And the morning birds chirp</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Reminding me of all the reasons I love you.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Waking up to kisses</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And the scent of your body…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyday for the past three years.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So many things change…</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But we’ll always have</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our breakfast in bed.</p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-20918556505448173852008-09-26T03:48:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:51:48.419-07:00<p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">The sound of the crickets is repetitive</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And irritating</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">But comforting at the same time</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">As their legs fiddle against their bodies</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">A rush of memories explode</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Through my mind</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And all of a sudden</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">I am six</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Catching fireflies</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Simply enjoying life.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">I am happy for no reason</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And I will soon forget</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">How to feel that way again.</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">For each little light</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">That flickers in the jar</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Next to my bed</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">I tell myself</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">I will keep those moments</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Separate from </p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">The real world</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">So that I can come back</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And remember --</p><p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Then all of a sudden</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">I am twenty-three</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Listening to the crickets chirp</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">Twiddling my thumbs</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And forgetting what it felt like</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">To catch fireflies</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="MsoNormal">And enjoy life</p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-36763304016795448562008-09-23T18:44:00.000-07:002008-09-23T18:47:02.786-07:00<p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The blustery winter air creeps in the door behind you</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">As I walk out of the kitchen</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am seeing everything so clearly</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">You in all of your beauty</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Taking your hood off and wiping the fresh snow from your face</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stomping your shoes against the welcome mat</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">As you hear me say that dinner is ready</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">It feels like a slow-motion movie scene</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">As you pick your head up</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">And look at me</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">I think about all of the moments like these.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">There is a set change for each season,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">As I recall in November</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The leaves crunched under your boots</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">And you smelled like pumpkin pie.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In June,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Your dew covered sandals</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rested by the door,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Your lips tasted like honeysuckle</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">And your hair smelled of lilac.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">And for the entirety of March</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">You looked like heaven.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hair pulled back,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">In your best tee shirt</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Shoelaces tapping against the hallway floor</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">As you rush in to tell me</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">You just heard the funniest story.</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">So while you stand in front of me,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">And I seem to stare, but not to speak…</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">These are my memories,</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The quiet things I like to keep.</span></p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-28373645499740059182008-09-21T06:17:00.001-07:002008-09-21T06:17:29.386-07:00<p class="MsoNormal">As the rain trickles from the awnings</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We stand hand in hand on the street corner</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And wait for the storm to pass</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But I suppose for a minute</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I hope it continues to rain </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So we can stay this way</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With our hips hardly touching</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But your breath on my neck</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I sacrifice my jacket</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And hold you closely</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Your mascara drips slowly</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Making its way down your cheeks</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You ask me, “How do I look?”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And as much as I would love to tell you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“Just perfect,”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">That is not what I believe.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">You look flawed but wonderful</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And I’d have it no other way.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Because the raindrops caught in your dimples</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Will be what I remember most</p> <p class="MsoNormal">and the absence of make up</p> <p class="MsoNormal">boasts how exquisite you truly are.</p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-28484463328691761962008-09-19T06:56:00.000-07:002008-09-19T22:04:59.503-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >I love you for your flaws</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >I may not see your eyes in daylight</span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >But they're better at night</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Like the moon over a lake in the summer</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">I imagine the bushes growing carelessly</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >And trapping the glow in its liquid cage</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Where the shrubs are your eyelashes</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Securing pools of imperfect reflections</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >That match the mystical evening</span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >With the rising sun and distant darkness</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Your smile opens wide like an overcast sky attempting to reveal</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >The red of your tongue as it trickles through your teeth</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >while your cherry blossom lips guard the sinful white</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Protecting your simplicity</span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Still I think of the afternoons at the park</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Where we'd meet for lunch</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >And your hair would knot, as the wind</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Haloed your head</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Then I'd tell myself it's not impossible</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >to appreciate that tangled mess</span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >so I could focus on your flaws</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">and fall in love.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-33517052644554834462008-09-18T19:31:00.001-07:002008-09-18T19:34:41.312-07:00universally invisible<p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">My life does not exist here.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Does it exist</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">There…</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Where you are?</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> In the scheme of things</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Where</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> I am</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> So fragile and insignificant</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I am lost,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The smallest light from a faded star ---<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">A celestial imperfection</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Caught in your eyes.</span></p>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098338670849929085.post-37848857212900978472008-09-18T16:21:00.000-07:002008-09-18T16:32:54.228-07:00Getting things started...<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For as long as I can remember, I have had the desire to write. I think one's ability to communicate through the written word is a unique experience that has the potential to capture the minds and hearts of many. Over the course of the past twelve years, I have been writing poetry, prose and the occasional song (sans music due to my lack of musical talent). Ultimately, I would love to compile and publish what I have already written, as well as write a new piece in either the form of a novel or screenplay. Since those ideas are works in progress, I feel that this medium will suffice for the means of exposing my work to the masses (however small or large they may be). It is on that note, that I leave you to read what follows. I hope to update regularly with my latest works. Thank you for your time and support. It is my hope that anyone who reads what I have written is affected in some positive way by their interpretation of my words.</span> </span></span>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988590785356391479noreply@blogger.com0