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" I wish I could be

Like a bird in the sky

How sweet it would be

If I found I could fly"

- Nina Simone (I wish I knew how it would feel to be free)

Sketch no. 7 as a part of sketch a day series.

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Unsent Letters #2

Cariño,

Reality is a myth of convenience.

I prefer to dwell in lies

My truth,

but lies for them.

_

Having lived only one narrative,

They are afraid to see another way.

In their hearts their reality

Is the only truth they believe.

_

If I open my heart

And bare it to you

The only truth,

You will see

is the one momentarily.

Here. Now.

This emotion, this need.

_

So let us lie,

In the travesty of the heart.

Unhinged, for the blind

Free, for the unburdened minds.

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Don't ask me to share the burden

of a broken heart.

To bare the weight hidden

Behind a seamless smile.

Let this fleeting joy

be my gilded cage.

Let me cherish the beauty

Of a soul locked in.

Protected from the anxiety

Of a lost love.

His, mine and that

Which I had for myself.

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The looking glass

Can you see me clearly now?

Cause i can't see myself

My hair is done,

My nails polished

Not a flaw 

No wound to tend.

-

Yet when I look into your eyes

What I see isn't me, but lies.

Who is faking I cannot tell,

The farce reflecting

what the heart pretends?

The heart believing

the show doesn’t end?

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Unsent Letters 1

Dear Lover, 

Apologies in advance. 

It is not my intention to pull you 

into such emotional challenges, 

to shift the battle of pleasure

inward, towards your heart.

Rather, it is my own 

I turn outward.

For you to know, 

for me to understand.

After all, we've never been one for words

At least when we're together. 

_

Like our illicit affair,

This stays between us.

No voyeurs, no friends

No feelings from your end.

My aching heart making excuses

Even though my head refuses.

Aye, I love your touch,

your ways, your works 

your words, your lust.  

_

Your scent entices me closer

But your soul reels me in. 

I am your occasional treat,

a craving to be satiated. 

Yet you, my favourite food,  

are a recipe, owned by another.  

There was a time, 

I could have said,

"Be mine instead, and stay."

Now, those words 

just seem impossible to say. 

_

For us to play 

Would slay our souls

An excess we crave 

Would take its toll.  

So begone,

Or 'lets be friends'. 

Let me love you more, mi Amor

for leaving me again. 

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Incomplete Ramblings (Love)

How do I write about love

When there's only dust left behind?

A mist created in my mind.

Yes, it glimmers in the light.

The darkness, however

Brings the inner workings of my plight.

-

Sometimes I dream,

And tell myself, I will change one day.

The colours will bring life to greys

And I could know black and white again.

Someday things will be fine

When love comes to stay.

-

When love comes to stay,

There will be flowers.

In our hearts, and our words,

As we meet each other's gaze

Iris's will bloom, and smiles

Will light the fires in our eyes.

-

When love comes to stay,

We will dance.

To songs of the hopeless heart,

With laughter as the beat.

Even strife will be a waltz

To be welcomed with open arms.

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Conversations (1)

Do you see me now? 

Cos I can’t see myself

My soul-strings, gather dust,

unplayed, untouched.

Could you maybe, just feel them once? 

I wonder what song it was, 

that kept me alive both in and out.

Was it a melody or just a beat in my head?

I can’t blame a a technician to not know music. 

I do wish you’d tried to strum once before you set me down.