I Remember..

I remember those days,
when I used to step on a bus,
and take a ride to downtown,

to work like a sl@ve,
for a few dollars,

I remember those days,
when I begged for more hours
in a day, so I could sl@ve some more..

I remember those moonlit walks I took,
with only the wind by my side,
and maybe a fleet of birds
flying across the river,
making me wish I could fly with them,
and be free from myself...

I remember those restless nights,
when I first got hurt in love,
sometimes I fell asleep
on the roof of my house, counting the stars,
just because I couldn't sleep in my bed...

I remember wishing,
that you'd be mine,
if only a for a moment,
cause a moment felt like an eternity -
in love with you...

I remember playing with my dog,
teaching him tricks,
and raising him from a pup,
so he could grow big one day,
and be a good companion,


I remember being in the graveyard
of my hopes that died young,
after you told me that it was over,

only I didn't  hear it from
your lips,
but in every song I listened to,
every breath I took
and every beat of my heart....


I remember hating you,
then loving you, then hating you again,
only to forgive you,

just because I needed a hobby,
when my eyes were dry...


I remember fighting off those tears,
holding them back for a while,
only to lose time and again
to the raging ocean
inside my eyes...

I remember....


-hs

  

A Different World

There was a boy who
  Lived in a different world,
A world where dreams were sacrificed
At the altar to appease the mortal gods,

Where freedom of speech 
wass traded for acceptance into a 
Society that wore a mask

Where hopes and aspirations
were sold  to the 
highest bidder called hunger,

Where people had smiles 
Painted on their faces to hide
The shades of their true colors,

Where happiness was a coloring book,
  And you had to fill in the colors 
You bought from the devil 
   By selling your soul,

A world that could be easily 
Mistaken for yours or mine...

The Castle

I see you surrounded by
people on a stage,
I can't reach you anymore,
cause I would need,
more than my legs to walk,
through that crowd,
to stand next to you~

I see you in a room,
full of music and laughter,
I can't get through to you anymore,
cause I'd need more than
my voice to be heard~

I sense you in my mind,
encompassed by my thoughts,
even here I can't be
alone with you intimately
for a while,
too many doubts and fears
get in the way~

I leave the scene,
unnoticed, unmissed, unwanted,
why does this seem so familiar?

I look at the moon,
hiding behind the clouds,
standing on the balcony
of the castle I made
in the air - about you and me,

I ask the moon,
I am lonely, will you keep me company?

I am too tired of the hide and seek
Game that you play with me...

I leave the balcony,
to walk on the sea shore
of my fantasies,
I ask the waves,
do you know what lonliness is?

I ask the gentle wind blowing on my face,
do you miss the ocean?
and the wind answers,
yes I do, wish I was strong,
enough to stir the passion,
in her eyes.....

I look at myself,
I see the wind there,
I understand the question,
I sense the only answer,
so easy to spell,
but so difficult to accept,

I gently walk back,
to where I started from.....


-HS