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Night Life

Did you ever see

The stars shine so bright

Blinding out

The great mystery

Of even the darkest night?

 

Its perpetual darkness

Within which we discover

The truths of ourselves;

The truths of each other

 

When we with hollow

And impenetrable faces

Forget the depth

Hidden behind those gazes

 

That Look through

Into the mirrors of  minds

Reflecting back and forth;

Lost memories in time

 

Endless and eternal

Just as the stars of the sky;

Scars of fire that light up and

Pierce the night

We were once you and I

 

As distant and as bright,

Staring simultaneously

Towards a future and a past;

Light years suspending

A life that was meant to last…

 

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Silence, still.

It took a vow of silence

To mend our crooked ways

And still I insist:

I am the tree

That cannot be swayed.

 

As you stood;

Your camera lens

In childlike poise

Refusing to believe

I am not one of your toys.

 

Yet still you peer in

Using your circular frame

Whilst I gaze back vacantly

Wondering why

You haven’t

Forgotten my name

 

As you did

With such charming alacrity

To           The Things We Left Behind

The things no matter

How hard I try to forget

Always stay imprinted on my mind

 

…Certainly unwanted this time

Like an uninvited guest

Whilst I wait to find out

If this silence will stand the test.

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The Meaning of Light

I stand

Looking from the outside in

“Do not be a part of the world”

They said             it’s full of sin

Little do they know

 

I am

The planet orbiting their star

And every degree travelled

Brings me to where you are

 

But the problem is not me,

The problem is you.

Through each motion

There casts a clearer point of view:

 

To see quite perfectly

Where lies dust

From where lies dirt;

That from whence came meaning

Is not of death

But of birth

 

So that in all things

I will not give up the fight,

Until you can convince me

That what I’m orbiting is light

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Inside The Mirror

Nothing can hold me back

From this life

Even when times are tough

I’ll carry on despite

With no respite

Thinking of you in mind

And wondering

Is it worth my time

When you said:

“Don’t stop believing… ever”

As you made the cord

Between us sever

And end a life long history

Of memories together

But this is now or never

It’s all or nothing

And yet I see nothing at all;

Standing inside the mirror

Reveals the writing on the wall

And shoulders that are heavy

From heaving this burden;

My back will only break

Once they close the curtain…

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History of Lovers

You’ve locked me

Into your embrace again;

I’m Daniel in the lion’s den.

 

Just as I was a stone’s throw away

From throwing us away

You opened up your arms of love

And begged me to stay

 

Was it a lifeline

Or a noose with which

To hang my neck?

Are we on board this ship

Or just a sinking wreck?

 

Because this sinking

Started long ago

I chose to hold on

As the miraculous survivor;

Looked upon our love

And tried to revive her

 

When all that remained

Were fragments of disarray:

A history of lovers,

Unwilling to leave

And yet unwilling to stay.

 

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La Petite Mort

Crossing familiar territory

One inch at a time

To feel your pulse throbbing

And the delicate nodules

Of your spine

 

Still supple

Still as smooth as a peach

Your wingspan opened up

But not out of reach

 

To fly the distance

We didn’t dare to cover

Instead chased love away

Looking to the affections of another

 

Lying together now:

Head to head, toe to toe, arm in arm

The storm is over

Time to embrace the calm

 

Breathe in my love and

Exhale the past

Our vows, they were broken

Before they had chance to last

 

Accept human fragility

And Time’s loss wasting away

Lay with me again

And we will die to live another day

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Betrayal

Betrayal

An imminent cloud of smoke

Rising from a fire on a hill:

Distant enough to arouse suspicion

Close enough to make ill-will its mission

 

And yet we are foolish

Enough to listen

As the embers crackle and die

Not perceiving

That very same fire

Still burning in our eyes

 

As we turn to others

To give them the murderous kiss

We have received

The black shadow of Death

Marks a stain as it leaves

 

Not once. Not twice,

Nor even thrice.

Betrayal is imminent,

An ordinary part of life

 

Where men turn their crosses

Upside down;

No longer a symbol of love

But a symbol of hate

“INRI, what became of your

Righteous crown?”

 

“Hidden, hidden away

Behind sorry veils

By those that believed

Their transgressions

Had brought them beyond the pale”

Cried He.

 

But even now

The bitter taste of betrayal

Like a soured wine

Fulfilled a prophecy

That would stand the test of time.

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Love’s Flight

The pangs of love

Take time to articulate

(Perhaps by now

They have spoken too late…)

 

Like a kite

I let you sail towards

An unknown destination;

 

A bottled message of love

Washed upon the shore

Of some foreign nation

 

But somehow

You found a way back

As if you knew

I was already here waiting

 

For the slow and steady tide

That abates with your sigh

Until you are ready to fly

Upon its wings of love again.

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L’amore È Una Vittoria

Dalla prima volta che ti ho guardato negli tuoi occhi

Ho sentito la tua presa intrecciata

Intorno al mio cuore

Come fiori

 

È stato in una notte sotto le stelle

che mi ha portato al tuo letto

“voglio fare l’amore”

sono state le parole che mi hai detto

 

E quando ti ho visto

nella luce, pura e chiara

Fra il nostro silenzio,

non c’era né dolore né paura

 

solo il movimento del respiro

che scivolava tra le labbra aperte

Sulla strada del destino

che sembrava senza fine

 

Ma ora, in questa città bellissima,

camminare mano nella mano

è impossibile sentire da sola

con tutto che abbiamo sognato

 

Quindi anche se la pioggia cade a terra

Non coprirà mai i nostri occhi di lacrime

Perché la vittoria sta nella nostra felicità

E vivrà per sempre!

 

INGLESE:

Love Is A Victory

 

From the first time that I looked into your eyes

I felt your grip woven

Around my heart

Like flowers

 

It was a night under the stars

Which led me to your bed

“I want to make love”

Were the words that you said

 

And when I saw you

In the light, pure and clear

Amongst our silence

There was neither pain nor fear

 

only the movement of breath

that glided between open lips

On the road of destiny

That seemed endless

 

But now, in this beautiful city

Walking hand in hand

It is impossible to feel alone

With all the things we have planned

 

So even if the rain falls to the earth

It will never cover our eyes with tears

Because the victory is in our happiness

And it will live forever!

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Loving You Awry

Like lovers passing out

In a romantic trance

We paved the streets of London

In a carefree dance

 

Unperturbed by the world

We mistakenly offend

Driven forward by a force

With which it cannot contend

 

Wherein this snow globe

We are each other’s muses

And paint the sky in flakes of feeling

A love infused only with dreaming

 

Until with my white and frozen

Lips you bade me goodbye

Whilst I continue earnestly now

Loving you awry…