The boy who buys me roses

The boy who buys me roses

To the boy who buys me roses

I will ask for nothing 

and you gave me it all

I asked for weeds 

and you gave me roses

You sing me songs 

And I wrote poetry

Because boys who gives roses instead of weeds 

are boys to deserve 

to be written about

I asked for friendship 

and you gave me romance

I asked for humor

And you delivered

But you gave me some 

genuine caring to go with it

 I asked for a chat 

and you gave me soul-searching

I asked for a leaf and you gave me a necklace

Dear Rose buying boy

I know I didn't ask for much

But I still have to thank you for delivering

Never truly Homeless

Wandering these empty streets doesn't feel so lonely
because the pavement in bathed in starlight
and because these streets are littered with you

Because on nights like tonight no one is truly homeless

Because somewhere down these streets
is the park where we said goodbye
but so is the church where we said hello

Because my home hasn't been a place for years

Because home stopped being a place
when my parents stopped being together

Now home is starlight and my own rib cage
because home hasn't left my own rib cage
in at least 6 years

because home

hasn't left my own rib cage

in the last

6

years

Because home is where you feel safe
where nothing can hurt you

Because the monsters under my bed
are now demons
and they tend to rest in my head

but maybe that's a lie
because i think there was a time
when home made it into my finger tips

Because i wanted to share home with you
like you shared home with me

and you hands in mine started to feel
like home

10U3

Love

I saw you

On my brother's fiance's car

When the mileage was halfway between

0 and 1

I saw you in the moon

And felt you in the night air

And in every bite of good food

And even in some of the bad

But most of all

I felt you in his arms

And tears

And lips

And I know you told me

You where a ghost

But I just didn't believe

Couldn't believe

Because love said 

You were real

And love whispered 

That you would never leave me

Even though I knew you had to

Love told me 

we would always have 

that awkward side hug while we walk

And I would always 

awkwardly 

curl the ends of my fingers into yours 

And you would always be there to laugh

And make funny faces

And make me feel like I am 5 again

Because let's face it 

I'm no good at growing up

Somehow I think love is right 

You will never really be gone 

Because my heart was made for 2

And my pockets will always be filled 

With pieces of you

And poems like this one

When God made you

Baby your heart is a road map

I made all kind of turns 

And read all the street names

But never manage to get anywhere 

Because it's hard to put life on a paper

And it's hard to read a person

And although I had you all mapped out

I've never been very good 

at following maps

And I've always been good at getting lost

Just like i get lost In your eyes

But a different kind of lost

More like a suffocating 

Drowning 

Lost

My consciousness fully submerged 

And subdued 

By the seemingly endless blue

Blue like the ocean in movies

Blue like the sky

And blue like blue birds 

Because they love you too

Your hands are tools

Worn out

But precious 

Creative

And Constructive

But still tender

Your presence 

A magnet

Because sometimes 

I get captivated

By just being with you 

Drawn closer 

and closer

And when you pull away 

Just before hugging me tight

I feel a little more empty inside

Your hair

A river 

Soft

Smooth 

Refreshing

Addictive

Your smile

Is a jack hammer

Or a boxer's punches

But it deal out massive blows

And knocks me out for the count.

And darling I can tell 

God worked really hard 

on the day he made you

And he must have burned the midnight oil

Just to finish in time

Because to God 

You must have been my poetry

Because you were worth it

And I know I don't speak this way to you

But that's because 

I have the courage of a chicken nugget

And the self esteem of one too

And maybe 

if you realized how good you are 

You wouldn't be you

So I'll keep saying your amazing

And that I love you

But please cherish the poems like this one

Because they are the truth.