Her

"You don't get it, and maybe you never will. Maybe because you don't see the way her eyes light up every time she sees you or the way she tries so hard to be good enough for you. You don't see how she pulls her skirt up because she knows that's the way you like it or the way she is always around you. You don't see how she waits for you every morning and how disappointed she gets when you don't turn up. You don't see how she builds up courage to talk to you but then turns around and walks away. You don't see how she gets so upset every time you kiss that other girl but still holds on. You don't see her laugh, her eyes, her golden brown hair and the way she crunches up her nose every 5 seconds. Oh, and you haven't seen her being smart. You haven't seen her with her geeky glasses on and reading a book. You haven't seen her all messed up and you haven't seen her being crazy. That's when I can't take my eyes off of her."

Don't

Don't let him become your weakness. If he kisses you too fast and his hands are in a fight with your clothes and your body, stop him. Your body doesn't need to be lusted for. It needs to be loved. Don't let him fill you bones with empty promises. Because baby, when he finally leaves, he won't remember them anymore. Don't let him crush your bones and turn you inside out. So build a cage baby. Don't t let him in. Leave some parts of your body untouched. He will promise to heal your wounds while making place for new ones. Cover up yourself well darling. Don't get used to his laugh or his touch or the way he makes your morning coffee. Because one day, he'll be finally gone with your heart at your feet and your lungs on fire and you'll be screaming and crying and praying for it all to stop. So when you see him again at the beach with this other girl who looks nothing like you, turn and walk away. Don't let him break you. Didn't you know it from the start girl? He was gonna leave anyway.

Stay

His words are laced with poison and his tongue with whiskey. His kisses are his battles with sanity he says. His touches remind me of cold winters and his voice of broken windows. He searches my face to look for a reason to turn his back and  walk away. But every time he looks at me, I find a reason to stay.

He is love

He is love. Looking at him is the best feeling in the world. He is hope. I need him to find my grace. He is life. The reason my heart beats. He is the book I never want to end. He is the sun. I burn under his gaze. He is the star. He is infinite. He is the moon. He holds the universe under his skin. He is a prince. A fairytale with a happy ending. He is a rainbow. Peace after a storm. He is a seed. Bury him and he'll grow.

Love

Love is something you realise at 3:00 am in the morning when you can't fall asleep. Love is something you realise on long drives when you can't stop thinking about him. Love is something you realise when you start dedicating all the love songs to him. Love is something you realise when he looks at you and you cannot hep but feel giddy. Love is something you realise when you see a couple kissing on the sidewalk and you think of you two. Love is something you realise when he is walking away and you feel like your lungs are going to collapse. Love is something you realise when you're dancing around in your room just because he smiled at you today. Love is something you realise when you start day dreaming about your first date. Love is something you realise when you're at your worse and all you want is him to hold you. Love is something you realise when you're watching the stars hoping he was beside you. Love is something you realise when you wake up and your first thought is him.

Love is not something you realise over the years. But love is something that hits you when you least expect it knocking the air out of your lungs. But it is worth it.

Let go

Let go. Let go of everything and everyone who makes you sad. Life is too short to be unhappy. Forgive your first heart break and thank him for making you strong. There is someone better out there waiting for you. Pay attention to little things. They matter. Take time and look around. Stop and smile. Wave a hi to the little kid shouting out your name. Remove time for the people you love. Be polite. Everyone is trying to survive in this world. The waiter at the restaurant, the bartender, the shopkeeper. So be polite. Your words matter. Spend time with your parents. They wont always be around. Eat and eat as much as you want. You're beautiful. Do something you have never done before and feel the alderline rush through your veins. Go on a rollercoaster, go skydiving, kiss the boy at the bar, tell her you love her. Life is too short to live in regrets. Trust and be honest. Open up your heart and let it free. Don't think too much. Breathe and let go.

Like I never did

I hope you find a girl with hair of gold and eyes like the ocean. I hope she tells you stories about her parents, about how she learned to ride a bicycle and about her first day in college. I hope she holds your hand when you'll go out for movies and kisses you in the rain. I hope she loves hanging out with your friends and getting drunk at parties. I hope she let's you explore all her secrets buried deep within her bones and I hope she loves daisies at her doorstep every morning. I hope when you kiss her you taste strawberries instead and when you look into her eyes you see craving. I hope she makes waking up less miserable and I hope she loves you like I never did.

Stars cannot shine without darkness

You say you've had enough so you slice your wrists with a knife or swallow pills because its easier. But go out and look around. Look at all the people trying to survive. Look at the boy who has to work at 15 and the girl who will always feel ugly no matter how hard she tries to hide away her scars. Look at the woman whose husband is cheating on her and the man without a job and a family to look after. You know what keeps them going? Hope. Hope for a better tomorrow and hope that it will get easier. And it does get easier, eventually. All you need to do is wait.

Remember, stars cannot shine without darkness.

Inspire me

Inspire me. Inspire me with your long talks about how you faught for the girl at the bookshop and how you helped the little boy cross the road. Inspire me with your small talks about your father and your passion for guitars. Inspire me with your meaningless talks about how you want to paint the sky red and ride unicorns. Inspire me with your new song about the boy who saved the world. Inspire me with your hand. Create something new. Inspire me with your eyes. Tell me about your weakness. Inspire me with your scars. Tell me how you washed the pain away. Inspire me with your dreams and nightmares. Inspire me with every part of you. I'm listening.

Over again

Fall in love all over again with someone new. Let him in and let him heal you. Fall in love with the little things. Fall in love with the way he holds your hand and the way he laughs. Fall in love with the way he eats, the way he hugs you, the way he lifts his right eyebrow every time he finds something amusing, with the way he kisses your nose and the way he says your name. Fall in love with his red headed sister and his mother. Fall in love with the way he looks at you. Fall in love with the colour of his hair and the frickles in his smile. Fall in love with the way he kisses you and the way he makes your head spin around.

Let him show you, you can love again.

I love you

I fell in love with you when we first met. I fell in love with you when I saw you dancing around the kitchen with your headphones on. I fell in love with you when I heard you screaming my name. I fell in love with you when you kissed me. I fell in love with you when you held my hand. I fell in love with you on our first date. I fell in love with you when I heard you laughing. I fell in love with you every time you spoke.

I guess I was always in some kind of love with you.