Poems

I do not mean to put our love on hold
I do not mean to put our love on hold.
I really can't decide what I should do.

I feel as though a dam within me's burst
I feel as though a dam within me's burst
And yet the water's solid and won't flow.

I feel as though my heart lay bleeding
I feel as though my heart lay bleeding
On a countertop.

I guess you just don't know how much it hurts
I guess you just don't know how much it hurts.
I cannot think you know and just don't care.

I know I didn't do so well
I know I didn't do so well
The little time I had.

I loved you, but I could not wait forever
I loved you, but I could not wait forever.
I made my choice, but you would not make yours.

I must accept but can't what cannot be
I must accept but can't what cannot be.
I see you and my heart dissolves in pain.

I want you back now that you're gone
I want you back now that you're gone.
My heart's a pit no love can fill.

In leaving you, I turned away from passion
In leaving you, I turned away from passion
So that my conscience still might spare my heart.

It all went far too quickly
It all went far too quickly when
We started our romance.

Love undoes its heritage quite slowly
Love undoes its heritage quite slowly,
Spinning like a planet through its dust.

Love was not enough for us
Love was not enough for us,
Though we were much in love.

My pride is like a castle in the sand
My pride is like a castle in the sand
Washed away by hope and need and pain.

Night comes for me throughout the day
Night comes for me throughout the day
And closes my external door.

Our love's a place where I no longer live
Our love's a place where I no longer live;
That was a home, and now is just a house.

Sometimes dreams are better off not real
Sometimes dreams are better off not real.
Old yearnings drain away through open gates.

Thank you for the happiness we shared
Thank you for the happiness we shared.
Hard as it is, I keep you in my heart.

The apartment is dark
The apartment is dark.
I like it that way.

There is no mountain higher than the wall
There is no mountain higher than the wall
That comes between two people once in love.

When we broke up, you said you'd always love me
When we broke up, you said you'd always love me.
Always, you said, always we'd be friends.

Why did he stop loving me?
Why did he stop loving me?
How could he forget so fast?

You had me for a night, then turned away
You had me for a night, then turned away,
Inspiring a love you didn't want.

You left me, but you cannot leave my heart
You left me, but you cannot leave my heart.
I hold you there, with or without your will.

You say you want to be just friends
You say you want to be just friends,
But do you mean goodbye?

You used to make me swear never to leave you
You used to make me swear never to leave you;
Now you're gone and will not tell me why.

Beneath the canopy of moon and stars
Beneath the canopy of moon and stars
Two tiny people sit, for now together.

Love has obstacles enough
Love has obstacles enough, they say:
Why add to them the obstacle of race?

Love is far more various than race
Love is far more various than race.
It goes much deeper than a person's skin.

Love's a stream that knows no borders
Love's a stream that knows no borders,
Passports, visas, lengths of stay,

To me your blackness is a hymn to night
To me your blackness is a hymn to night,
Or a journey deep into some sweet unknown.

Beware the intimate Internet!
Beware the intimate Internet!
Beware the chatrooms with closed doors

How can I fall in love with only words?
How can I fall in love with only words?
Words and pictures, grainy and compressed?

I never dreamed that such a man existed
I never dreamed that such a man existed,
Much less that he would feel the same for me.

I never felt such emptiness
I never felt such emptiness,
So ravaged, ruined, lost!

Just as the whole wide world has been connected
Just as the whole wide world has been connected,
Opening our lives to one and all

Love's not easy on the Internet
Love's not easy on the Internet.
Words alone can be misunderstood.

We met as merely words upon a screen
We met as merely words upon a screen,
Disembodied souls who found a mate

We met upon the Internet
We met upon the Internet,
A friendship electronic

Your fear is not surprising
Your fear is not surprising.
It's always ended badly

Words are good for things
Words are good for things, like cars and trees,
But when it comes to feelings, they're like trying

What is the sign of love?
What is the sign of love that tells me when
A friendship and a crush are something more?

What happens when the girl you've always wanted
What happens when the girl you've always wanted
Breaks up with you? Are you forever haunted

Vic and Jennifer are deep in love
Vic and Jennifer are deep in love.
Quite a couple, people often say.

Veil us in icy mist
Veil us in icy mist
And hide us from the wind!

Truth lies just the other side of anger
Truth lies just the other side of anger,
Somewhere in between love and regret.

Truth is rarely an expression of love
Truth is rarely an expression of love:
Honesty most often precedes pain.

To be an angel
To be an angel, one need not have wings.
In giving love there is an equal grace.

There is no treasure greater than your love
There is no treasure greater than your love,
However rich or bountiful your life.

There is no life without its share of pain
There is no life without its share of pain,
Nor can you love and not feel agony

There is a point to living vertically
There is a point to living vertically,
To being with one person all one's life