Firefly

into the flames of a foretold destiny, I dance 
flickering around me, the start of a doomed romance 
peals of heat lick my body 
pearls of pain penetrate my skin
what am i to you but just another firefly
to be consumed and sinned 
but for me you are more than just a flame
I am committed
to my unchangeable destiny 
I am bound
to my inexplicable irony
for what am i to do but embrace you in my dance of death
turn to ashes, no ceremony, no wreath, 
fulfill my life by making a choice to die 
Just so that
I can pass through your rings of fire and feel a moment 
of unexplained joy
what am I, but a simple firefly 
doomed since the beginning of time
directionless through life
purposeful in death 
why did He create me such?
Must be a reason, I know not of 
Must be treason, or an eternal sin
or an unpardonable act, unknown to me 
but many lives must have come and gone 
haven't I repaid enough
hasn't my debt come to a nil 
isn't there a better destiny for me to fulfill? 
the world sees me 
as I glow in the dark, but there's a void inside
what am I, but a simple firefly?

That place called 'you'

MELTING IN YOUR EYES, DREAMS THAT GO NOWHERE

reasons to change everything, that heartbreaking despair

and yet I cant change, I am what I am

Isn't it enough for you, that in this moment I care?

words that mean nothing, silences that speak

into the night we go, into a world that soaks..

In quiet pauses, in empty noises, in meaningless memories...

....in endless embraces

dawn is about to break, what do I have to gain

there's warmth in your arms, I don't even know your name

But I do know you,  

the color of kohl in your eyes, the scent of henna in your mane 

nights end, suns rise, 

each night, I see you

I see you in despair, and I see your despair, 

the hint of a tear in your eyes, 

telling me to change

But what I am to do, I am what I am 

Isn't it enough for you, that seasons go by,

I am with you, for you I've cared?

Why should I make memories

for they've always failed me 

why should I ask what you are called 

and have a name to remember you by

Why should I cherish our talks 

Keep them bottled as pickled memories

why should I open a jar and pull out a conversation

and read a chapter to remember you by

Why should I mark my skin

with the softness of your indelible touches

why should I seek to find you

in the sweetness of your intimate kisses

Why should I tell you about myself

Little anecdotes to piece me by

why should you care who I am 

Isn't it enough, that I love you in this moment?

A little piece of you I shall always keep

in the deepest part of my soul

Marked by no name, tagged as no memory,

bound to my inner self, linked to my destiny

The place I retreat to when I think of 'you'.