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  DEDICATION

  For M,

  Without You these words would still be in the stars.

  CONTENTS

  PART 1

  PART 2

  PART 3

  PART 4

  Epigraph

  All the words that I gather,

  And all the words I write,

  Must spread out their wings untiring,

  And never rest in their flight,

  Till they come where your sad, sad heart is,

  And sing to you in the night,

  Beyond where the waters are moving,

  Storm darkened or starry bright.

  — W. B YEATS

  Part 1

  A CHAPTER FOR HER

  I See You

  Your name is the Moon.

  And your heart is the sun.

  We’ve walked in divergent paths,

  but I swear I've seen you from the Stars.

  Beautiful But Broken

  My beautiful girl,

  You are what Angels were, beautiful but yet broken.

  And it was true that men could never tell the difference between a painting made from ruins, and a masterpiece sculpted from golden fire.

  They never seemed to look hard enough. They would have found the pieces in your eyes, as it glistened with imperfection.

  Dear Midnight,

  there's nothing more beautiful

  than a girl who knows she

  deserves the world, and the moon

  in her pocket.

  She keeps the stars in a golden jar,

  And tells her story to the night.

  Her love comes as peaceful as the wind in the night.

  Her tenderness is like whiskey and red wine on the lips,

  never failing to intoxicate a fool like me

  as I stumble away from her

  whispering poems

  with closed eyes.

  When we fell from the skies

  you held me so close

  and you took my fall

  for that I am grateful,

  Forever in your debt.

  Women

  All the sun I could not hold,

  will one day eat me into a pile of ash.

  But it was the greatest of pleasure being devoured by them.

  Chapters

  She was an old pile of books.

  Hoping desperately for a

  reader, someone to bare her words to,

  her deepest most intimate

  chapters.

  She Was The Night

  I am not one to kiss the moon goodbye.

  I've become too accustomed to her beautiful glow,

  and the way she sings when she's alone in the dark.

  Even The Sun Could Blush

  I'm a verse full of clichés waiting to embarrass you

  with poetic lyrics, until you feel your cheeks flushed

  and your head is tilted downwards to avoid my gaze.

  And then I'll tell you were the most graceful

  creature

  ever created.

  Sincerely Yours

  For a couple of glorious years

  I fought through life with you by my side.

  And when death conquers me

  I hope to be remembered as

  the boy who loved you

  deeply.

  The Quiet After the Storm

  When the love is drained and we become nothing but

  strangers,

  only then will the words we said become calm,

  and soft as whispers.

  I feel for her with

  the intensity that created

  a Lightning bolt.

  two heartstrings

  tangled into one.

  Love Yourself

  It took an ocean of tears

  to realise that the love she had for herself was more

  important than the one she expected from others.

  if you love someone enough, you don't have to go to

  the moon and back to prove it,

  all you have to do is to stay right there.

  Sad Eyes

  Angel, you're bitter from being forsaken.

  The promises made to you have all been broken now.

  Your presence only makes me sad.

  Every time I see you

  I find tears trickling down my cheeks,

  because I know you deserve better.

  WHEN WILL

  YOU REALISE

  YOU'RE WORTH

  MORE THAN

  A BILLION STARS,

  AND EVEN

  ANGELS WILL LOVE YOU.

  Call of the wild

  She said "call me by the name of stars, constellations

  and all things beautiful.

  I feel the world

  calling out to me,

  and I don't know

  from where to chase the wild."

  Euphoria

  We flew to the sky

  with wings made from love,

  my lips on yours

  was the feeling

  of being amongst

  the stars.

  Eve

  She radiated with the glow from the morning sun.

  her beauty was exquisite, it was told in tales and

  heard in the songs of bards home and beyond, and

  every man and maiden watched her amorously when

  she walked in the garden.

  But there's was one who coveted her from the

  shadows,

  and all day long he slithered through her path.

  For he desired to be close to her.

  But her heart belonged to a certain farmer who

  brought her flowers and kissed her feet with love.

  All That You Are

  You're KINDNESS.

  You're HEAVEN.

  You're BEAUTY.

  you're EVERYTHING the whole world isn't.

  Your eyes are shaped like stars, and your soul is a

  cornucopia overflowing with constant kindness.

  Sometimes I wish the world would treat you better.

  So when you feel low

  think about everything you are

  and how beautiful it is to be you.

  3000

  I found the one who calms my soul,

  she's 3000 times purer than gold.

  She smiles so beautifully,

  and every time she cries she melts my heart.

  There's nothing else I could wish for than eternity

  with her.

  A Place For Us

  And when heaven says

  "No"

  Remember,

  we still have

  each other,

  curled up away, somewhere in forever.

  If she was a movie

  I would spend eternity

  watching every scene.

  Empty

  She was taught to let go

  and let the demons in.

  So they came by thousands,

  marching through her heart, each taking a piece.

  Till there was no more.

  nothing left to give.

  Your eyes are made of dark crystals, and your mortal

  parts remind my feeble soul why we were never meant

  to be holy.

  Rosas y mentiras

  She cries when she misses you

 
And even at night, she thinks of you.

  She knows what you do when you are away.

  You lay comfortably in the sheets of another,

  and you come home each morning with roses,

  and you kiss her with those unfaithful lips.

  And for the one-hundredth time, you lie to her

  When you tell her she means the world to you.

  And for a short while, she believes you.

  In absurdity, she tries to see a perfect world with you.

  Even when her heart tells her to leave.

  Paper Heart

  She left me

  With only a spot of ink and paper.

  So I wrote down my feelings

  into words,

  chapters and verses.

  The birth of bad poetry

  from a poet so broken

  he made ink from tears,

  and words from a paper heart.

  Silent Words

  Please forgive me for the words I never said.

  Words I hoped to tell you but could never find the

  courage to say,

  and a little more for the times you needed me to act,

  I never meant to be so passive.

  I always thought I could shout those words,

  Like the writer who always knows what to say on

  paper but he loses his words,

  when he's with you.

  Only when he seeks for his word desperately,

  do they fade.

  And with a stare into your eyes, they become more

  silent in peaceful unison

  Even when she breaks

  she breaks beautifully

  I'll forever be indebted to her

  For the way she loved me

  Precious

  Every time I close my eyes

  I

  See

  You

  You are now more frequent than a nightmare,

  Your beautiful silhouette hunts me in the dark

  And your last words are brightly lit in my

  hippocampus,

  Burning brighter than the sun ever did.

  I used to think the world was more beautiful

  When I saw it through your eyes

  But now with your absence, it became void,

  lifeless.

  And now an aching dome of emptiness resides in my

  heart.

  On the places, you used to be.

  Has life always been this empty?

  Finding Heaven

  I don't think I'll ever find

  heaven.

  I've wandered too deeply

  into the dark.

  To a place where

  the past holds me in

  a cage, forever to wander

  in solitude,

  undeserving of the love you give me.

  But If you should ever decide to reach out to me,

  I will find a way out of this cage.

  My Notes on the extraordinary phenomenon

  called Chroma.

  The earth

  wore her color

  In green,

  Her smile was bliss with cherry blossom

  that flourished ever so brightly

  in the sunset.

  Her lips were red as roses

  and her eyes I watched,

  glittered with hazel

  as she stares excitedly at the sun.

  She was lovely, even the waters rattled

  excitedly as they rushed to meet her.

  Flowing joyfully beneath her feet.

  I could say that the spectacular view of the ocean was

  golden, but I watched a girl

  dance gracefully around the shore

  with true love in her eyes.

  She was nothing but beautiful.

  October

  Today,

  I saw a girl walk by in October winds

  and a golden sunset

  more beautiful than rose petals,

  I was torn between heaven

  And the dark places between her eyes.

  Love Of My Youth

  Amor de mi Juventud,

  Before the night comes.

  Before the darkness takes hold of us.

  I'll smile in content

  knowing that I loved you

  like no one ever did before.

  And if we are allowed a little more

  time my dear,

  I will go on loving you

  till the last star fades away.

  Flowers beneath the spring

  You were born from a falling star

  That purple thing across my crestfallen sky

  I don't know what to call you

  You seem familiar, but yet a stranger

  My heart feels nostalgic for you

  but yet you do not know me.

  In your eyes there's is a feeling of lost between them.

  If only I could show you who you are,

  It's like our souls could almost touch.

  Between these fields of chrysanthemum,

  you were the spring and I, your flowers.

  He promised to love her beyond the innumerable stars in the

  night sky.

  Till they were old and senile, uncomprehending of the

  world around them and the aches in their bones, but one thing will

  always remain, he knew he would always remember the girl with the

  beautiful heart.

  And Then There Was Us

  I knew you.

  You were the truth that lurked within the darkness.

  The voice that said, "go I am with you."

  And when nobody knew me, you were there.

  I wish to hold you now,

  until time fades away.

  Until nothingness

  erases what we were,

  and even then I wish

  to love you in oblivion.

  I’ll Be There

  The warmth of the truth will comfort you my beautiful little bird,

  it'll fix your pretty wings

  until you can learn to fly again.

  And I'll love you as heavily as I can,

  through light and darkness,

  through stormy rains,

  and the plight of winters sorrow.

  Through it all, my love will be with you.

  Like lights rays streaming down the mornin' sun,

  I'll always be there to chase away the darkness.

  The Theory Of Love

  I

  To live peacefully,

  to fight for the love

  one deserves

  remains the purest of pursuits.

  II

  You can never be wrong when it comes to love.

  You may be disheartened

  from many hurdles

  but never wrong.

  IlI

  Love has existed throughout

  History in many forms.

  Tonight

  It seeks me out

  here, in you.

  For You

  My dearest whomever,

  I can only find happiness when I know you read these words,

  Words I've written at your behest,

  So you can find comfort when I'm away-

  Feel me through the pages like

  a hand reaching to your soul.

  Providing love in proxy through stars

  from miles unknown.

  I wish to tell you about my journeys

  And wishes I made for both of us.

  your longing

  keeps my soul burning like firewood

  lit at midnight,

  and I wish to see you now more than ever.

  I still hope you think of me as much as I do you,

  For in time, I hope we'll be together,

  like waves colliding with the shore.

  I'm Sorry

  My mistake dear girl was letting think you didn't deserve this love.

  Your existence close to mine was

  a mirac
le, and yet I was unwilling to admit it.

  You deserve an ocean and a galaxy of love,

  but not with me.

  I will only steal the light.

  And break your heart.

  So From here, I must depart.

  I hope to love you better in the next life my dearest sweetheart.

  From here to the stars

  If I didn't love you, I would be

  a bag full of broken bones waiting to dream.

  Your beauty lies beyond the threshold of

  any immoral sin.

  Taste this beauty as you draw the poet out my lips.

  By holy declaration

  and pompous orientation,

  from here to the stars

  my heart will choose to love you.

  Always

  Love In Dark Places

  "I don't expect to find perfection"

  She said.

  I only need love in dark places,

  and you do too.

  I know because

  My soul is deeply blue,

  and your soul

  screams out

  just the same.

  She is a dark-skinned princess.

  The juju woman that lit

  my heart with an eternal flame.