Saturday, April 30, 2011

Day 89: Heart, We Will Forget Him

Heart, we will forget him,
You and I, tonight!
You must forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done pray tell me,
Then I, my thoughts, will dim.
Haste! ‘lest while you’re lagging
I may remember him!


- Emily Dickinson

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Day 51 (Feb 21): Got You Where I Want You


Mood: Confused
Title Taken from the Song: Got You Where I Want You by The Flys






Right now, I got you where I want you

You saying how sorry you are
Acting like we could just pick up where we left off
But we forgot one little detail: my heart






It's still broken
shattered to pieces
and i can not pretend that the past didn't happen


there will always be this defensive stance
this wall i will surround myself with
this fortress to protect myself






so although this moment is something i have wished to happen
i am too scared to move
to scared to accept this sorta fairytale move of yours
because i know that one of these days you will break my heart again

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Day 88: Who do you think you are? Runnin' 'round leaving scars?

Mood: Hopeless 
Song Title Taken From: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri

I can't believe that I got duped again
Why did I ever believe in you?

I was doing great...
Learning to move on
Swearing to myself I'll never look back
That no matter what happens I will just ignore you
If you ever come up to me
I will just shun you away



But then you always had this charm
This power over me
and I am back to the same thing
The same agony

And now, 
I am like a puppet to your string
I hate this feeling
Of being so dependent on you
If I should Stay or Go

I want to get rid of you
COMPLETELY...
that i can walk away from everything
without looking back
even if you are at your sweetest
your honest 
and your loveliest self


I want to just feel nothing
and forget you like you never existed 
at all

So take all of the sad things in me
Take all of the pain I've experienced
Take all the tears I cried
so that I won't get to be sad again
or to feel pain over you again
or to cry again.

Take your bullshit and leave me alone
Do not ignore me for months
and then come back missing me as a friend
and luring me back to the same thing
and then blowing me off when it is most convenient for you

say what you mean
and mean what you say

Don't act like I forced you to do this
To come back to me
When I have done all I could to stay away from you
and you knew the power you have over me

Just follow through on what you promised to yourself. 
That is: to leave me alone
To forget me
To pretend I don't exist anymore. 

And I will forget you just as easily. 



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Day 24: I heard the news today, oh boy

Mood: Pretending
Title taken from the song: A Day in the Life by the Beatles 



For eight weeks, I threaded through the mud of agony and depression.
I looked normal. People even said I look so inspired. I never let people on that I was actually depressed.


Then came Christmas and I decided to pick myself up and move on.
The death of a dear friend was enough of a wake-up call. 
He was the only one I told about you. 
And now that he's not here, I can not afford to get heartbroken again. 
I might go crazy knowing there's no one else I can speak to about you.

I couldn't tell anyone else about you for the fear of being judged
I felt like once they knew I actually fell for you, 
I'd be seen as vulnerable. 
I'd be seen as weak. 


I'd rather them wonder endlessly than admit to it. 

Even now, I still hear them talking about you. 
They didn't know we're not even anything close to friends.
They'd talk to you and point me out
And I feel like the world is being cruel to me


I prayed and prayed that God would help me heal
and he answered my prayers
I heard the news a few weeks ago
about my transfer
and I know I have prayed for this
an exit
a way out from a lifestyle of thinking of you
a habit of remembering you
into a life of work
a life of focus on things that will reap rewards


I almost said goodbye to everyone
except to you
I had weeks of thinking 
trying to make a decision

How come the person you want to say goodbye to the most
is the only person you don't really get the chance to say goodbye to? 
 

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Day 15: When the truth is.. I miss you

Mood: Reminiscing
Title Taken from Music: Warning Sign by Coldplay

Once there was a time when you were just a dream.
An impossibility.
You and Me = Us or We was not something I considered
It was just a wish



Fate stepped in.
You became real
We were both in awe
We never thought that we could be together
You said I was out of your reach
I said that I thought the same about you



Now, it seemed like everything was back to the idyllic days
of wishing and longing and stargazing
of hoping you would notice me
of hoping you would think of me


I could have sworn we are strangers by the way we act around each other
Was that you holding my hand three months ago?
Was that you looking at my back as we part ways on the street?
Was that you hugging me so tightly two months ago?
Was that you kissing me as if your life depended on it?
Was that you whispering in my ear I love you?


I could have sworn it was you. 


Now you're just someone who passes me by
Someone who'd just steal glances, thinking I could not see you from where I stood
Someone who I cross hallways with
Someone whom I won't dare speak to even if you're the last resort to get the job done
The only one I won't give chocolates to when I've given everybody else
Just a voice I hear when I pass by




But the truth is.. I just miss you

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Day 3: Was I Ever Loved by You?

Mood: Musically High

Title Taken from Music: Out of Reach by Gabrielle


Out of Reach by Gabrielle




Knew the signs wasn’t right
I was stupid, for a while
Swept away, by you
And now I feel like a fool



So confused
My heart’s bruised 
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach, so far 
I never had your heart 
Out of reach, couldn’t see 
We were never met to be




Catch myself, from despair
I could drown if I stay here
Keeping busy, everyday
I know I will be ok



But I’m
So confused
My heart’s bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach, couldn’t see
We were never met to be




So much hurt, so much pain
Takes a while to regain
What is lost inside
And I hope that in time
You’ll be out of my mind
I’ll be over you



And know I’m
So confused
My heart’s bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach, couldn’t see
We were never met to be
Out of reach, so far,
You never gave your heart
In my reach, I can see
There’s a life out there for me 


Sunday, January 2, 2011

Day 2: What if you stayed this time?

Mood: Restless 
Song: Stay by Shakespears Sister
Title Taken from the Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
"Clementine: Joely? What if you stayed this time?
Joel: I walked out the door. There’s no memory left.
Clementine: Come back and make up a good-bye, at least.
Clementine: Let’s pretend we had one.
Clementine: Bye, Joel.
Joel: I love you.
Clementine: Meet me in Montauk."




I wish there was a device similar to the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's memory-erasing machine.
So that the sound of your voice won't hold any value. 

A few days ago... you thought I had gone home and sent me a message through email
you greeted me with a "Happy Birthday" wish. 
I thought I was just dreaming
In my wildest dreams, I wanted you to remember that special day
and that once upon a time, I wanted to spend it with you. 


I wasn't prepared for the hurt and the longing to come rushing back
I wanted you to take the leap
and spend the day with me..
..like in the original plan
but then you said the words I've always hated to hear from you
"Sorry it ended this way
but then it's better this way, i guess.
Take care. Always take care."


 Why are you always sorry?
Was everything we had sorry-inducing?

 I wanted to say:
If I asked you to stay
just for a day
would you take the leap 
and pretend with me
that we could be together?
would you stay this time?


But I didn't say any of those. 
I just said:
"Thanks. 
Take care!"