We’re going out to dinner, It’s been so long since we got the chance to see each others face, I take you to the nicest place I can think of, I pick you up and your stunning, Head to toe the way you smile, Lighting up my day, We sit down and we talk but something seems off, There’s less laughter no taunting no real flirting, What’s going on, I wonder in my head, Maybe her day just isn’t going great, I say “Hey are you ok? We can leave if you want” She tells me “No its fine” I spill wine all on myself as the next words that leave her mouth are, “I think we should break up”, I think she’s joking I say “I think we should have our parents get along but we know that won’t happen” “I’m serious” she says, I can’t believe what I’m hearing, Breaking up we’ve been together for so long, I was planning to propose next week, I ask “What’s wrong did I do something” “Nothings wrong” she says, Then there’s a pause I can feel the air thicken, Her fair skin starts to look pale and she tells me, “It’s just that nothing seems right with us” She goes on about us never having time, And not having things to talk about, And how our parents don’t get along, And I can’t say a thing because a part of me knows she’s right, So I say “Well I guess since that’s how you feel” “I just don’t wanna keep trying on something that won’t last” she mutters under her breath, I look at her with disappointment and sadness, But most of all betrayal, And I state “I mean yeah I’ve been meaning to break up anyways” as I lie, We sit in silence the rest of the night, I don’t if what I did was wrong or right, Was I supposed to yell or fight, Tell her we shouldn’t break up, I mean it’s over now, Imma just go to sleep, I guess that love is still one big leap It’s been a month now since the breakup, My heart still hurts, Everytime I think of her I feel like my heart is gonna burst, I cry myself to sleep these days, I can barely get a wink, Maybe if I keep blacking out, I won’t need to keep on drinking, All I feel is pain, It’s like her love and our memories is one big stain that I just can’t wipe away, It’s been a month since our breakup and I’m still not over her, It’s been a month of me crying and hurting that my pain feels like a blur It’s been 4 months since the breakup, I’ve been hanging out with friends, My life seems better, I’ve been and I’m feeling less and less under the weather, When the day ends I go on the phone, Play some video games and I met this girl that makes me feel less alone It’s been 6 months since the breakup, This girl I’ve been dating is great, We hang out and go on plenty of dates, I see a text on my phone, It’s a number I don’t have anymore, It says can we talk, I ask who it is and surely, You’ve come back, But I no longer need you, I hear you out just to be nice, You wanna get back together, I tell you that “we should leave the past behind”, I go back to my girlfriend, I think she is my love, And I hope to god, That we NEVER break up

The darkness turns whiter, No that’s just the brightness of the sun outside, I wake up and my hair looks like a web dome by a spider, Rolling over to get my body back to life I go to the bathroom, I brush my teeth take a shower and it starts to dawn, That while I’m singing and thinking in the shower, My mind drifts off to a place where I was someone that had no money, No room no clothes no bath no place no friends, So how’d I wake up in my bed I don’t mind it much, I mean I have everything I’ve ever wanted, A tv some food in the fridge and a place to stay, But I look at my texts it says, “Get to the studio now” then I get a call, “WHERE ARE YOU!” They scream, “I’m coming” is what came out of my mouth, I was so startled I ran to the last address this phone had, And sure enough it was the studio I guess I have all my dreams now, But I don’t even know the journey, I don’t know the people, I don’t know the place, I don’t even know of my fans who’ve heard me Goodmorning they say as I walk by, Goodmorning to the guy that just stands at his desk eats a bagel and I lie, Saying “Hey how you been” acting like I know him, I guess this is what I wanted, People to know me, See me, And say goodmorning as I pass by, So I say to the person who called me here “GOODMORNING”

As I looked into your eyes, I saw my future go up in flames, Your eyes pulled me like the ocean, Bluer than the sky when the wind starts to fade Looking in your eyes, It changed my view on destiny, I thought fate said I should be alone, But my fate was for you to be next to me Your eyes broke my whole life map, When I looked into your eyes, I saw my world shatter, Because you were my life’s trap I used to think that I would never find love, Never fall in, Never find out what your eyes looked like, Eyes that made hearts and butterflies that flew more beautiful than doves

You hug me tight in a warm embrace, You kiss my lips for my favorite taste, You hold my hand to keep you near me, And I keep you close to stop feeling weary, I kiss your forehead as you look above, Into my eyes knowing that your touch is love I make you breakfast when you wake, I tuck you in when you fall asleep, I open the door and pull out the chair, To show you how much I care, Sometimes love it makes me nervous, So I show love from acts of service Today we went out to the park, We talked about our future, Our dreams and our past, We got to know how much we can laugh, With the longest conversation, Being that we will last, Knowing you’re there with me makes love sublime, Because all the money in the world, Can’t buy quality time Today was your birthday so I got you a gift, One that shows the memories, Of how long we’ve been bliss, It might’ve been expensive, But there’s no price and no cost, That compares to you wearing the diamond bracelet, And that smile receiving a gift of my love But this poem I write it’s only for you, How you’re beautiful and lovely, A perfect dream that came true, How the only words I can think, Would just leave me in awe, When I see your smile shine like the sun, You’re my whole inspiration, Words of affirmation can’t compare to your draw

If wishes felt like rain, Then certainly I am a storm, I’ve been waiting for so long, For someone to open up that door If wishes came true, I’d have Grammys and diamond records as my lights, I’d have the whole world singing, With my lyrics shining so bright If wishes were pennies, I’d have enough money to buy a yacht, Take out a nice girl, And spoil her on the spot I wish for a dream, A dream to come true, A dream that I’ll make, A reality through all of my resolute

I walk a long way, Along this red path, In a forest of roses, In a forest filled with grass I see all the flowers, All the beacons of love, In a forest of roses, Where doves fly above This road seems lonely, Even filled with hearts, In a forest of roses, Where all our love starts I walk through this cross, Through the forest of trees, Through the forest of roses, Through the forest that bleeds

Rejection still hurts, Pouring rain on my new coat, Thinking I won’t ever make it, I won’t ever see what it’s like to float My heart starts to pound, My head feeling fuzzy, The only sound I hear is my breath, But I know what they’re saying, Is that they don’t want me I’ve been trying at my dream for so long, I can’t remember a time where, I wasn’t dying from passion Most people say it takes ten years to be a success, I think success is built, Navigating luck with talent with mess If there’s one last thing I wish to say, It’s that this lucky draw, Never seem to go my way, So after this audition, After all the rejection, My last straw was a sad long lesson

It’s impossibly ugly this sweater, But I wear it each week, No matter the weather, No matter how much my heart bleeds It was an old present, That she gave me before the fight, And one pleasant memory, To forget that dreadful night I miss that old smile, Or the sound of her laughter, But the smell of this sweater, Keeps her love long after I know that she’s gone, Don’t know when I will see her, But this old ugly sweater, I’ll wear when I meet her

An Autumn breeze as the whispers of the wind remind me of happiness. A glance at the day to see how the sun shines brightly when in awe. Going to the place where the sky met the moon and the stars aligned. With one glance and one touch pain fades and memories fill like the ocean crashing in waves.