An early spring
A glimpse into my being
I saw you
You didn’t know
I surely didn’t know
When you turned and smiled at one of our mutual friends
Like all boys and men
I became weak
In the knees, my nerves were
Your eyes are like a kaleidoscope
Mysterious and filled with hope
You still didn’t know
After all, who knows?
That I need you.
I see you every day
You’re like that sort of sensation, perhaps,
That never goes away
Always there, kicking and vibrant
Always so near, but couldn’t be any further,
Smiling and blushing and smiling, again
Could never match the face you make when you’re emotionless
When I get near you
“Who would you be, I wonder?”
You utter as my palms are shaking,
“I think you dropped the pencil”, I say
My mind isn’t self-reflective
That it makes me selective
Of my own words
That are meaningless when I am at the corner of your eyes, dear
That only work when I’m my own person, dear
That could never possibly be enough, dear
To describe my feelings
For you, dear.
Dear, dear,
My feelings are never hidden
My parents never taught me how to deal with it
So I don’t
I just want to be near you, dear,
That’s the reason why my heart melts
When I express my feelings to everyone and everything
Under the sun, every single human being
Knows how much I desire you
Knows how much I want to be with you
How much do I need you?
How could I know, how could I try to know?
Why would I want to know,
When you’re so fine beyond knowledge.
As the sun hits the building
I come to a realization
That has been with me all along
I didn’t know, nor care
But it has always been there
With me
That you’re the one for me
You are the one for me, and only
For this very instance
In my deepest dream
I am with you
We are one
I am you as you are me as we are all together
In that deepest dream
We are never separated
I am by your side and never betray
You are by my side and never leave me
No matter the area
Whether it’s land or sea
As long as you’re here
Near me
And I am at peace.
You’re young and inexperienced
I am young and inexperienced
I think we should be together
Forever, and ever, maybe
Like in one of those Disney movies
That never happen in reality
That only happen when you’re tricked by infatuation
Caught by infatuation
Deluded by infatuation
Eaten by infatuation
In love with infatuation
Consumed by the idea
Of you.
As the leaves are slowly becoming their true selves
And the wind blows, still,
For no one can hear it
Gazing out of the window panes
“Rats!” He yells, his head filled with thoughts
Thirty more minutes until he can see Jane
A girl, unlike any other girl
She’s a special girl
With a hair everybody cherishes
So they say
After all, who is?
As long as he’s contented
Living the life Dad never had
Doing things he never did
So he says.
He leans against the glass
As others walk by
He blinks a couple of times
He turns to his only friend,
“I think I’ve got dust in my eyes”
A single tear is shred
But like a drop in the ocean
Insignificant and indifferent
Friend shakes their head
“You must’ve been out of your mind”
So he says
He laughs
For a moment, Jane isn’t there…
You’re playing a fool’s game
“What game?” He’d say
I don’t know what you’re talking about
I’ve been well and at peace
I’ve been head-over-heeled
I’ve been cut deeply into my soul
Vulnerable
Deaf, dumb and cold
Never will I listen
To anyone I’ve been fed up with
Anyone I’ve wronged, hurt and whose identity I’ve crushed
To anyone at all
Your words don’t mean a thing.
Your eyes are as bright as a star
You’re so pretty
One can only pity
Those who have fallen for you
And would do anything for you
Those who would kill to see you smile
Those who would do anything for you
Those who would risk their own life for you
Those who would never cheat on you
If two of us were together
Forever and ever
Until we’re not us anymore.
It’s a thing
It’s always been a thing
Connection between two people
Out of nowhere
A cupid appears
Silly cupid
Picking out the wrong individuals
Crazy about it
Stupid about it
But there’s one thing you could be damn sure about it
That cupids never lie.
As strange as a the sky at night
As colorful as a tangerine dream
All of the sudden, you are destined
To be mine
Mine, and only mine
Yesterday and Tomorrow
Who would care, if not for the present?
Confused and angry
Hurt and sentimental
How strange it is
To be a person
At all.
Lying against a porch tree
Birds are chirping and the sky as blue as it can be
Always will, always have been
I am reading poetry
The most beautiful one there is
As your head’s next to mine
As we are hand in hand
As the uncontaminated air
Makes it all much less of a dream
Rather, an eternal fact
That in my fantasy
We are carefree and careless
About everything, except for each other
Strawberry pancakes for breakfast
Waffles for dinner
Smells of pumpkin pie
Green and yellow cellophane flowers
In the land of fantastical creatures
No need for any other
As long as I have you
It had to be you
Oh, it had to be you
You cold, silly girl
Why are you so repulsive?
I just want to be near you?
Is it too much of a request?
Am I not significant
In your life?
Hellos seem so far away
When I see you, my heart melts
My brain is such a maze
The sun has gone
And all is well
Sitting in a cold dark room
With swell old records
Sipping on his tea
On such a peaceful night
No headaches nor discomfort
Nothing, still, but bliss
Old movies
Bing Crosby’s Silent Night
A sorrowful joy
Longing for the unknown
Burnt images of acquaintances
Of bittersweet memories
That have been slippin’ away, and away…
Into the night
Smiling, as he faces,
With optimism
Inexperienced decisions
Irresponsible actions
Young and naive
In this empty and lying world
What’s done is done
And what happens, happens.
mê tú linh. 