I say you are beautiful

I see you, 

through the places I've visited, 

of the stories I've been told, 

of dreams I'm yet to live, 

through the lens of my soul.

I say you are beautiful,

through the way I've learnt to smile,

the way I know how to breathe,

the way I know what's wrong, what's right.

Have you ever dated a city ?

Have you ever dated a city ? Gazed at it longingly, in every mood, 

exploring every corner till you found its soul, and fell in love with it.

Have you ever dated a city ? Watch as she woke up lazily on a Sunday, 

Wistfully smile as she hugs another stranger, then smiles back at you.

Why can't I be content like that ?

It's early morning, cool wind blowing

Humanity's asleep, the day is waking

A parrot on the wire, slowly swaying.

There's gentle sunlight, the sea is waving

A lady parrot flies in, sweetly chirping

They rub beaks together, they're simply loving

Why can't we be calm like that ?

Why can't I be content like that ?

The bookshelf

The bookshelf, it just sits there

Smiling in mahogany and the scent of varnish

Day after day, she puts her treasures in it

Tolstoy, Carroll, Austen & Hardy

The bookshelf, it just sits there

Happy with yearning and the scent of classics

Night after night, she sat against it

Drinking the words she made them her own

Her bookshelf, it just sits there

Drunk in love and the fragrance of her body.

She's walking away with my dreams

A hundred suns dawned in my heart
When she triumphantly laughed in glee.

The joy of a dozen strawberries
When she looked, smiling at me.

I close my eyes to fragrant hues
That I know I'll fall in love with again

I can hear her footsteps
She's walking away with my dreams

Where my eyes cannot see

She's on the road

Somewhere from here to eternity.

She could be smiling at me,

But in a different dimension,

Where my eyes cannot see.

Lazy night of burning

My coat strewn across the floor

Your red heels graceful at the door

The wine on your lips as you lay in my arms,

It's a night of silence.


Your breath on my neck,

The buttons of my shirt lazily coming off.

The lights don't count.

Our eyes are fading into our dreams.


As we dance in our dreams,

Your arms snuggled round my shoulder.

We sleep with our clothes on,

But we're naked in reality.


Your careless hair draped on the pillow,

Your fingers entangled in mine.

I can hear your heartbeat,

As it plays my music tonight.


Before I dive into senseless satisfaction,

I let a whiff of your perfume fill my senses.

Now come what fears may,

I can fight them.

At a distance

At a distance the sea

Makes timeless love to the sand.

And here, pointless life

Doesn't seem to slow down nor stand.