the way she said my name

you weren't the reason i came,
but you were the reason i stayed.
inviting stares from across the room lured me in like the scent of sweet perfume.
drunken words spoken from shaky lips.
muffled words heard by anxious ears.
hanging on every sentence in search of a reason when reasons were unknown.
insecurities like beads of sweat dripped down my spine.
but all i could do was undress her with my eyes.
and her eyes were the bluest i'd ever seen.

she was head to toe in black, mourning the weather i suppose.
but, these new york winter nights didn't seem half as cold with our hands clasped tight.
feeling misplaced and out of shape,
lost in the middle of everything she'd grown to hate.
i watched her cry just a little in the back of that cab.
showed me a side of her i never even knew she had.

leaving her apartment on this long drive home.
you could tell by my tone, these emotions have grown.
given no choice but to rethink choices,
recollect thoughts and block out the voices
when all i am is skin and bones
my bodies tired and growing old
just a thin coated shelter for my soul.
and the full moon glows its neon glow
illuminating the sky and melting the snow
and much like the moon tonight, i'm feeling whole
because the reciprication i've been waiting for has finally came.
i could sense it in the way she said my name.

- stevenbaggs

time doesn’t age

sometimes life passes us by
no flashing lights or warning signs
we can't stop and press rewind
relive the moments left behind

and the years, they slowly fade
so we all accept the change
except time, time doesn’t age
it just washes youth away

and if all of our mistakes
have made us who we are today
then, i’m proud of those i've made
and i hope you feel the same

some days tears, they fall like rain
and our hearts swell up with pain
and we lose the things we love
because nothing real was meant to stay

- stevenbaggs