

That Smile I close my eyes and look towards the starsThat Smile by ~a-fleeting-spirit
then down at the pure white paper in front of me
and try to find a way to pour my soul splashing out onto it for everyone to see;
even if you're the only one that will ever know
what it trulymeans.
You know what I mean.
That connection…it's bliss.
You are my serendipity.
You are the chance I never had and I don't think you know it,
even though I know you think you do.
When I close my eyes I can't feel anything
except your arms around me.
Except your arms, and that smile.
That smile that's easier to feel than to see.
That smile that will keep me walking in the clouds for an


Hidden behind Expectations I've set a standard nowHidden behind Expectations by ~a-fleeting-spirit
and I have to live up to it.
I will forever be weightless;
happily drifting;
never weighed down
by tears that fall like rain.
People have expectations,
terrible, heavy chains
that keep me suspended here.
Expectations that keep me from knowing
how sad I truly am.
Even the best performers
have to surface from time to time.
So easy it is, though,
to lose yourself in your mask.
So tempting to believe your own lies
when everyone else does, too.


Greedy Leaches Greedy leeches attached at the heart;Greedy Leaches by ~a-fleeting-spirit
inadvertently draining lifeless inspiration;
gradually growing greater;
sucking parasitically to sedate their appetite.
Ravenous beasts
hidden behind our heros;
desiring the dreary death
of a lonely little soul.
Raging anger and the rape of the spirit;
using a Samaritan as a senseless vent,
not considering the cost of caring:
another weak and worthless wretch.
Little Fish by `SeaFairy

The Song of the Gondolier Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.The Song of the Gondolier by ~grandiloquence
'Fore the breath of life dies from your lips,
And the life's-blood fades from your fingertips,
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
Lest the fiery passion inside you grows cold,
And the wonder of life in your eyes grows old,
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
While the beauty outside you shows what is within,
'Fore your pureness of soul is tainted by sin,
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
Life is brief, maiden, fall in love.
While you care so little that your hair flies free,
And I can't have a thought but I