True Loves' Scent

I take in the scent,
The sweet smell of common sense,
The beloved notion sprinkled
In a pure love potion.
A true love commotion.
It messes with your mind,
It takes over most of man kind,
And it spins you around until
It seems like time is
Slowing your world down.
Finally, you see things so clear,
Everything in your world disappears,
Except for one.
That one who can look you in the eyes,
That one who can call you beautiful.
That moment when you realize,
My life has become magical.
It's so lyrical, that you could sing.
Then you remember that scent.
It's the first smell you smelled
On that first day that you could never forget.
Something about that smell never makes you regret
Anything.

I remember that scent.
It's one I could never forget.

January 21, 2012

Sincerely

Dear Teddy,

I may not be the best
Or better than another girl,
But you're the first boy to stop my world.
Any other would have no purpose,
Cuz I wanna keep Our promise,
The one We made,
The one that will never change,
Because I love you for you,
And you love me for me,
There's nothing else I could ever need.
And although I may not be the best,
I won't ever stop trying,
Just for you.
Always and forever just for you.

Love, Kitten.

January 12, 2012

Lovestruck

I had a dream,
That love was all I needed,
Love was all I had,
It was all that I came for,
And it took me by the hand.
You said to me,
"Let's go to be free,
Let's untangle from this world,
Let's vanish for our needs."
I climbed into your wings
And I let them soar
From sky to sky.
I've never been so high,
I've never left the ground.
But here I am with you.
We're boundless,
It's gorgeous,
I've never felt more glorious!
Then you smiled
And you said to me,
"Let's go and be free,
Let's untangle from this Earth,
Let's find this endless love we deserve."

January 4, 2012

A Real New Year

"It's a new year,
A new me."
Various statuses frame the News Feed.
These are the words I see,
Mostly lies, partially truth.
These are the people the world knew.
This is what the world of Facebook saw.
"It's a new year,
A new me."
This is what the people claimed to be.
But a new year doesn't simplify a new you.
A new you only becomes true
When you change the lies.
Otherwise,
The statuses you write,
And the things that you actually
Say and do,
Won't be the truth.
Start off real,
Don't try to appeal.
"It's a new year,
A new me.
This is truly how I want it to be."

January 3, 2012

Like Beautiful Sun Rays

And then I begin to smile,
Because it's honestly all I can do.
With you, I feel so alive.
Love comes out from behind the skies,
And it strengthens me,
Like beautiful sun rays
Reaching down from the Heavens above.
My sweetheart, you give me the purest love,
And it makes me whole.
Love like this is one I'll always hold
Close to my heart and never far away,
Because a smile like mine is one
That is worthwhile, because I smile it
Every day.

December 22, 2011

Similes of Love

It's near the end of December
And yet our love blooms like in the Spring.
Babe, when we're together
Butterflies flutter and lovebirds sing.
I'm taken by your gentle touch
And the way you sweep me off my feet.
Everything you are and everything you do
Is so tender and sweet.
But love, I'm as fragile as glass
Laying out in the middle of a highway.
I'm as weak as a light weight
Bearing beneath rushing tidal waves.
But love, you carry me back
From ocean deep and you
Breath air back into my lungs.
My heart is so strung on your love,
So willing and so eager, so strong.
You take me back to where I belong,
The place that you dedicate a song
To me, singing, I love you "just the way you are,"
Everything you are and for who you are.
But love, who you are is my everything.
And I love you just the way you are.

December 22, 2011

Warfare

Shots fired
Russia neglects my arms
I landed down from the helicopter
Breath in, “ take cover, ” breath out
Point, aim, trigger
Fire.
Headshot. 
No regret.
I’  m crawling on the ground
Moving towards my death
Silence …
Tank shot, target killed
I’  m a Marine
Point blank range
My body’  s stilled
Point, aim, trigger
My sniper fires …
Beep, beep, beep
… Rib shot, headshot
Dead.
BOOM.
Damn grenade.
Back to checkpoint.

December 6, 2011, Written for the ODYSSEY CWP