The wonder that is you.

The wonder that is you.

You are the avatar of sunshine
I can't stare too long...
To do so is to go blind
or perhaps I was all along.

You are a snowy day,
and the kids are out of school.
We hold hands on the swing set
which I always thought was cool.

You are a cool breeze
on a hot summers day.
Always welcomed,
come whatever may.

You are the moon
as it rises the tides.
Eternally beautiful,
lifting spirits world wide.

You are hope
for everyone to see.
People are uplifted by you
the same can be said for me.

You are so perfect,
You're probably a dream.
When I think of you
I can't help but smile at everything.

You...

will probably never understand how wonderful you are.

which is really a shame, cause It's so obvious to me.

Gaze into a mirror

and see how beautiful the world can be...

This Second

This Second 

I'm going to end

and so will today

the sun will go down

and my feeling will fade.

I'm going to fade

and so will you

it's the only natural

thing to do.

I'm going to finish

and so will light

you and me in darkness

were it feels right.

Everything always ends

come what may

everything we've built

will melt away.

So hold me close

press your forehead to mine

lets forge this moment

lets forget time.

lets take a moment

to last forever

lets take a moment

to be together.

inside this second

right here right now

an eternity together

our love allows. 

Quick Sketch of Leopold Trying to get back in the habit of drawing.

The Party of the Year

The Party of the Year

This...
is the party of the year

and we all must go.

Cause she will be there, 

and that we know.

So... 

I took a shower

got fixed up 

I looked in the mirror

and made up stuff.

Me and my friends

were gonna take the long drive

tonight were going to drink

and make sure we're alive.

Because this...
is the party of the year 

and we all must go.

Cause she will be there,

this we all know.

So

When we walk in

the music must be loud

the lights must be dark

and well join the crowd.

Well get rowdy

and...

were gonna dance.

Do our best not to think,

when we get the chance.

Because this...
is the party of the year

and we all must go. 

Cause she will be here,

of this we sure.

So

I'm not sure know if were drunk

but we sure aren't sober.

And though our balance is off

the night is not yet over.

each of us pair off

with someone new

and ask this person 

if they would like to get a room.

Because this...
is the party of the year

and we all must go.

Cause she's here,
isn't she though?

So

We all get rooms 

and together we stumble 

we trend on instinct

by nature were humbled.

We try as we might

or as hard as we can

to hold the feelings that make us

feel grand...

Because that,
was the party of the year

and you had to go.

of course she was not there,

but you did not know...

Late Bloomer

Late Bloomer 

Her eyes are shot...

and shes frozen.

I could see the moment,

when she knew

he was poison...


And if he's poison

well then she's already sick.

She consumed too much

and her sorrow is thick.

Shes built a life on twigs and leaves,

and all sorts of burnable things.


And I was there when she broke.

Now she must comply

it's no joke.

She scans the room

but there's no where to run.

And soon...

demons will eat and have their fun.


The girl will retreat,

to a place only she can go.

She'll go to her mind

somewhere only she knows.

Once there she'll close the door,

in many ways won't be here anymore.

She gave herself to some one and was mistreated,

sometimes that's the price you pay when you want to feel needed.

For her now only sorrow is in store

I've seen it so many times before...

The Last Night of Sleep

The Last Night of Sleep

Tonight is the last night you'll ever sleep again

The perpetual end of slumber

How long would you entertain sleep

how tight would you try to remember

tonight you say goodbye to sleep

and farewell to dreams

forever roaming wide awake 

and as productive as that seems...

How much would you miss sleep?

miss that endless nothing

how long would you stay asleep

if you knew it meant giving up something

and what of your dreams 

how much would you regret 

never again getting the chance 

to wake up and forget 

an ode to sleep!

and all the wonders that it holds

the joy of leaving consciousness

and how it never grows old

how in turning yourself off

you can awake to something new

and how when you sleep

the world waits for you.

So sleep well

in your last slumber

and try hard 

to hold something to remember

be productive

with the new active life you've met

and try not to be twisted up

by all the sleep you didn't get.