The path is long, so are woes
Through those thorns we have grown
You and I, on our own

The moon turned up in the sky
In full force, glistening
The stars left our wills in a wreck
With nobody listening
While we waited on our own

The angels called out your name
While the demons sang the same
Among the deities, on our own

We looked the world in the eye,
With all our hearts, battled it
Grabbed the winds by the neck
Shook it hard, rattled it
All we did, on our own

Do look up at the soil
A breathing organ emerges
Nevermore on our own

If only you could hear my heart
You’ll know so many truths
About the way it delights in
The little things that we do

If my heart was audible
You would never have a doubt
And never have the need to ask
The silly questions that you do

If my heart could whisper to you
It would speak of lovely tales
Where two hearts merge into one
Like ours have done today

On a chessboard there are several pieces
Each with its unique function
Rooks go straight
Bishops go cross
Knights jump all over
While the pawns, like the slothful king, ambulate at leisure
It is hardly a surprise, however, that
The most important function in the game is handed to a woman

The queen is not an ordinary piece
Rather than being a commander of the army
She is a protector of her family

She goes left, she goes right
She goes up, she goes down
Horizontal and vertical
Diagonal and across
She can do everything

She gobbles up the enemies like it is a piece of cake
She keeps the opponents in check
Sometimes she even sacrifices herself for her family’s sake

She is fierce, she is strong
She is brave, she is powerful
A warrior and a soldier
Fighter and defender
Caring and uncompromising

When the game is over
She goes back inside the box
Along with the rest of her family
There she takes off her armour and coronet
There she changes her role
There she is not a soldier
There she is a gentle and an affectionate mother

Endless and beyond
Take your boat out to sail
When the weather’s calm
The sea will be your home
The view will be magnificent
With gentle sunshine dripping overhead
You won’t find a more pleasant scene

Beware, though, the waters may get rough
Do not abandon your boat
Ride the troubled waves
To find where you stand
To understand your strengths
Suffer along with the sea
And emerge victorious

Once the weather is calm again
You will find yourself one with the sea
Nothing could break you now
An eternal bond in motion

When you lay your guard down
Turn off all the lights
It comes and stings you

It takes time before you realise
The itch has captured you
It wouldn’t let you sleep in peace

You get up from your bed
Turn on the lights
Vainly look for the perpetrator

Disappointed, you get back in your bed
After the lights are turned off again
You promise yourself to take better precautions the next time

You lie awake
Thoughts circling your head
One hand scratching the itch

You begin to enjoy the itch
The stimulus grips you
You know it’s not right for you, but you secretly wish for more

Last night
Your absence struck me
Ripped and pricked me
I’m exposed
Sometimes
I lose track of time
I lose track of things
With eyes closed
I wish to tell you how lonely I am
I wish to tell you how special you are
For filling my heart with these emotions
When I thought I had turned to stone
Come back, come back
I am waiting for you
Come back, come back
This heart is missing you

This morn’
The bed lay empty
Silence brought me
Memories
Often
I sit and wonder
Think you’re gone for
Centuries
I wish to tell you how gloomy I am
I wish to tell you how precious you are
For filling my heart with these sensations
When I thought I had turned to stone
Come back, come back
I am waiting for you
Come back, come back
This heart is missing you