Jim

They called him Jim

Tall and thin with a manner that made trust easy and comforting like a cooling breeze.

Not a man without his sins but goodness remained even when surrounded by slander and distain.

Intelligence is his safe and his shield even if at time too much or too little was revealed.

They called him Jim

Through the ages he had always been in between two options neither good or bad

Yet whichever choice was made he was held to the price that was to be paid

Feet remained firmly on the ground, conviction and dedication always profound in ways that could astound.

Neither a hero or a villain, whether listening to some records by Bob Dylan, or filing the line at an ever growing queue

There was a special element about the man they called Jim that inspired confidence and concern whenever I saw him.

They called him Jim

Not a man without goodness or sin

Always on the steady path even if certain decisions lead to a turbulent aftermath

True to his words and rare ever absurd,

He accomplished a great deal and one day in the future a time will come when he May be more than just a fellow called Jim,

And become the James he always had been.

But for now he’s just a man called Jim

Count your lucky stars if you ever get to see him.

Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans and a sweater

Ain’t nothing more that can make a heart skip quicker

Acceleration and anticipation in the midst of unavoidable precipitation

A single look and it is complete and utter devastation

A figure of perfection at least to my frontal lobe, completely adsorbed

Skinny jeans and a sweater

With jet black hair that should mere blue underneath these lights

Like something out of a fantasy

Lost in the times you have inspired and guided without being aware

I opened my eyes for the first time and caught a glimpse of you

The unprecedented domino effect that was you

Skinny jeans and a sweater

For once eyes linger elsewhere and not locked on a screen

Engrossed in watching your favorite thing

The level of questions is obscene the torrent of answers that linger around you

Lost in the sight, lost in the image that is of you

Dashing from head to toe

I never believed until my eyes caught sight of you

Skinny jeans and a sweater

Silver SUV in the parking lot that you race along the highway making the heart sway

Now I’m searching for a map to find a way out

Yet still end up getting lost in your presence

Out of sight and out of mind

Not even looking and yet you keep appearing

No longer warranting the urge of disappearing

Skinny jeans and a sweater

Or else navy and black with hints of neon green

You’re the greatest masterpiece I have ever seen

Even if your eyes are usually fixed on the screen.

I Saw A Face

I saw a face

I felt the pace of a heart in an unfamiliar rhythm

That sent shockwaves down and up the spine

Igniting questions

Causing motivation and curiosity to rise from the slumbering flames

Beyond the ability of intellect or reason

I saw a face

That was both a stranger and familiar

It brought the fire and the ice

It left a trace that can never be taken back

I saw a face

I heard a voice

I got lost in another reality far from the norm

Abandoned the past that had rendered the mind forlorn and torn

Between loneliness and sorrow

Pondering and comparing

Wishing for a symbol or a sign

Whilst all the while it was always there

The face I saw and will continue to forever more

Makes lift more bearable and less a chore.

All because of the face I saw.

 

In another universe

In another universe there would be courage

In another universe you wouldn’t be on my mind

In another universe I would have the courage to try

In another universe there would be a sign or a hint to catch your eye

Not solely as we past each other by, or I hold the door open for you to hear your kind thank you.

In another universe I would ask you a question

In another universe there would be an opportunity to know you

In another universe nine months wouldn’t have gone by without us passing each other by

Even when you’re not there my mind behaves like you are

Near or far, I am at a loss

In another universe you wouldn’t rule yet here I sit pondering why I am a fool

Changed the melody, changed the key, yet all the while your eyes are fixed on your screen

Or doing your usual routine as per, in the evenings even on a valentine’s night

You’re always an unexpected sight to see, a thing of beauty

In another universe I would make a move, even to pass a letter or note, an invitation

But the danger is there and I don’t want to disturb or perturb you in anyway

No matter how much our paths cross from the weights to the elliptical machine

To opposite ends of a swimming pool

Congratulations, I dived in because of you.

In another universe you wouldn’t linger on my mind for close to a year.

In another universe I would be free and have to courage to dismiss you

Instead I find myself counting down the days until you come by

In another universe

I wish

I wish

I wish hear your voice once more even if it’s just to say hello

I wish to learn from you and the ways that helped you grow

I wish know your thoughts and impressions of the world today

I wish to just be in your company, granted just having you around would be good enough for me

It’s the simplest of things but the hardest, too

How many months have go by, and try as I might, you’re still lingering by

Like a ghost going to and fro, passing by quietly whilst I forget and get lost

I wish to just be in your eyes

I wish I could remove you from my mind, though in truth that would be a lie

I wish I didn’t like you lingering there

I wish I wasn’t so taken by your quizzical expression and dark hair

I wish I could understand why things are this way, time after time, always ending up on the same line, neither afraid or brave enough to take action or do things to make a change

I wish I could just go my own way without being influenced by your ways

I wish just to be numb because in all honesty I am looking for no one

I wish my heart wouldn’t skip

I wish my head wouldn’t spin

I wish I was stronger than to linger on to a ghost that you have now become

I wish I didn’t miss you as I do

I wish I could have had more time with you

I wish I could have been there

I wish there was a single way just to communicate and let each other know it’s okay

I wish I didn’t feel this way

I wish to go back to the very first days when you were but a beautiful stranger that took me by surprise and lead me on to the right way.

Time after time

Time after time

Moment after moment

Always caught off guard

Always questioning the surprise

And somehow I get lost in your eyes

This could be the start of a demise

Time stands still yet goes on in the background

The sentiments profound

In a crowded place littered with so many faces you saw mine

Not when I was right in front of you, head inclined in the pretence of a distraction

It wasn’t suppose to be like this

Now I’m left astonished at our interactions

Time after time

The number of times seeing you this week

Five in total and still you are there

How long will this be

I didn’t see this coming but now the mind won’t let it be

Even just to see

Lost in analysation

Continuously throwing questions in the air and fate brings the answer in the most unexpected of fashions.

Time after time

It’s a rare thing but common in history

How did we get to this point

Even in the briefest moments of a conversation

It lingers for days after until the next possible situation.

Time after time

I blame the embrace

I blame the sincere look upon your face

I blame the head and heart misbehaving so

Leaving it up to fate and time after time left surprise

Nothing lasts forever it is true, but the thought of it just inspires all the colors blue

Time after time

Lost in my mind and the look in your eyes

From across a crowded room

Always out of the blue

Once a beautiful stranger

Now suddenly I feel in danger

Thoughts and feelings leading the away

This week has been a wonder

And I’m grateful regardless of what will happen next

Unexpected and perfect, the best possible way.

A game of chess

A game of chess

Your move then mine, on repeat, round and round, constantly racing through the mind.

A game of chess

Cannot write for the words do not come

First time in a while I have been struck dumb

What is it to be

Between the you and the me

Four days in a row, still we come and go by each other

Smiles and compliments unexpected but catching the heart unaware

It’s been several hours yet the memory is on repeat

What needs to be done in this back and forth

Is it my turn after yours

A game of chess

Shouldn’t one of us at least confess?

In silent and thoughts

What is truly there

The need to hurry and reveal all

But the heart commands the head

A game of chess is lost

Should I retire instead

What if it is temporary and I never see thee again

What if hours and shifts change

Should be at a loss and whence it ends

A game of chess

Perhaps some advice is needed here

For each moment is unexpected yet the need for adventure and excitement laced fears

A game of chess

Time to confess?

Or let it be and lose out on what could have been.

Silent and unseen

Help kindly come to me

Golden

Golden like a sunrise

Golden like the moment in time when you arise

Golden like the silence that lingers, peaceful and serene

From the light that reflecting off the shine of darkened crown of wavy hair

To the secret smile hidden and modest but still a thing of beauty to be seen

Golden is the time when you linger by

Even for a moment as we pass each other by

Rise and fall

Forgot how to breath

Now sitting on the floor

With head inclined

So much on his mind

Tis enough to sit quietly beside

Despite the distraction and diversions

The sole source remains only one

Who comes and go without a sound

Mysterious and calm

Golden like a sunrise

And a beautiful as star filled sky when the moon shines bright

Two worlds collide and stand amidst a golden silence of a compromise

Under the influence

Lost in daydreams where you reign supreme, on a golden throne

You are king

Never to be forgotten

This path that you crafted with care

It matters most if you are there

Golden as the silence

Golden as the precious moments when we can be side by side

Eye to eye

Golden as the sunrise

Lost again in the darkness of your eyes.

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Caught off guard

Caught off guard

You were present after such a long absence

A heart returned from whence it was banished away

Why now must you come back and play

Watch as time goes by and I remain lost once again in this endless sway

Your song keeps playing on and on

And I ask myself what on Earth is wrong

Caught off guard

I saw again a moment of humanity

It’s rare in beauty

So much so that even a minute of time to keep you insight and beside

Different and the same

Lost the ability to feel distain when you’re nearby

Caught off guard

Out of sight and mind

Dressed in navy, black and white

Been so long since I saw such a sight

Like the moon surrounded by scattered stars

You are the Venus and the Mars

All is is fair in love and war

Silently going by with brief mentions of adoration

I have lost the ability for preparation

Caught of guard

You’re a walking devastation

Lost the rhyme and the routine

Around every corner you linger by

A gaze elsewhere until mine is averted and there you return to stare

Caught off guard

Lost the new route and found the old path

Now I’m sitting in the winter of our discontent, even Shakespeare would be on the warpath

Caught off guard

You’re a walking distraction of perfect satisfaction

Learn your language in secret

There must be more to life than this anguish

Out of sight and out of mind, refined and defined

Nothing needs to be sacrificed when one and one combine into two

Keep on appearing and disappearing

In the end the two will become one

And in the end when all is said and done

Love will remain the heart and soul of a number one.

Caught off guard

Vacancy

Vacancy

It started silently until it grew

The melody piercing and distinct

How the thoughts and feelings are in sync

In the absence your presence is greater

The heart races and breath is laboured

Such mysterious behaviour to either be savoured or cause for concern

Vacancy

Sliding down the wall

Ended up on the floor

You presence made gravity vanish then return, bringing everything to the floor.

Vacancy

The expectations were non existent

Only to make an unprecedented return

As you stroll and command

Scattered thoughts are chasing fragments without concern

You stand at the centre of the stage

Kindly give me a route to disengage

The courage to surrender and devote the limited time I have to promote and achieve.

Could this circumstance be the truth pathway to where we are meant to be

Vacancy

Past the point of serenity

The clouds linger with the sun

You turned away

Lost in finding the path

Locked away on with a screen illuminating your gaze

Always surprised

Eyes shining in wonder and confusion

But you continue to carve a path

One so unexpected and unintended

Vacancy

Such was the density of our predicament

The domino effect was instant and perfect

Not a chance given to reject

And now we linger on in different worlds

A new language being learnt

Lesson after lesson, could well end up as a profession

At fate’s discretion

Vacancy

You created a legacy that is beyond belief of perfection

An accidental introduction

Through different paths are woven and set

You remain the one to make the imperfect perfect

Enough to reflect you true beauty, silent though it may be

Regardless of the time, situation, or location

One thing shall remain and always be

The single vacancy reserved solely for you

As you approach dressed in your dark navy and blue

Commanding the questions and the fate behind you

Vacancy