Reading the Signs

My body is a map
That shows every moment of
My past, my present, my future

I close my eyes
As I run my fingers over every inch
Of you, determined to read your destiny

To know you
And to have you know every bit of me,
Our past, our present, our future

With Me

Thrilling

That rush when you first

Understand the world is not
Only cruel

Some secrets

Are easy to comprehend
Others take a whole lifetime
To unravel

Some are never meant
To be known

There is so much beauty
To be experienced

Share

The wonders of exploring 
Them with me. Let us stand
Shoulder to shoulder

Our breaths

Catching in joy at every moment
Together as we discover this 
Brilliant world

My Ten Commandments

Challenge me
Push me when I seem afraid of failure

Encourage me

Extend your hand to help me up when I fall

Praise me
When I achieve my smaller goals one by one

Admire me
After I stumble but manage to catch myself

Reprimand me
If I become too proud and forget I had help

Teach me
I want to learn what wisdom you know

Inspire me
Always get back up and try one more time

Betray me
Call me out if I’m not being true to myself

Envy me
The times when I learn a talent faster than you

Love me
Even when I fail at all I ever try in my whole life

From You

Paint some wings on my back
And I’ll fly away
I’ll never touch the ground again

What does it mean to be happy?

What does it mean to be free?

There are so many places I want to see
To travel everywhere
Until I run out of earth to walk on

What does it mean to be happy?
What does it mean to be free?

I want to explore every star in the endless sky
Touch every unknown space
Discover new ones and make up their names

What does it mean to be happy?
What does it mean to be free?

There are so many colors to every ocean
I want to taste each one
Let the salt burn my eyes and dry out my tongue

What does it mean to be happy?
What does it mean to be free?

I want to search all the layers of my own soul
Peer into my deepest self
Be awed at the inner core of strength I see there

What does it mean to be happy?
What does it mean to be free?

(From you)

All That Remains

Some days my hands still shake
I look around every corner
Expect to see your face
I feel like I can’t take
A single breath

I’ll be damned if I cower the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m poor the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m lost the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m broken the rest of my life

All of our screams echo in my dreams
I wake up crying so many tears
Cover my head
Shiver until the morning
Comes once again

I’ll be damned if I cower the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m poor the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m lost the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m broken the rest of my life

Now whenever I meet someone new
I wonder if they’re another you
Just waiting to destroy me
Your memory turns me away
From so many chances

I’ll be damned if I cower the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m poor the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m lost the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m broken the rest of my life

And still I can’t forget your touch
Fingers hurting on my skin
I close my eyes to feel the phantom pain
But you’re not really here anymore

I’ll be damned if I cower the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m poor the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m lost the rest of my life
I’ll be damned if I’m broken the rest of my life

Not by you