Angel of Death...

Rain dances around me and patters my face

As lightning flashes across the midnight sky.

The last thing I remember is of her warm embrace

As she hugged me and kissed goodbye.

I've told this story only once before,

It's about a girl I once loved and cared for.
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't anymore,

I Just don't see how when she's at heaven's door.

You see, she had cancer but wouldn't say,

I guess she loved me too much to let me know.

Perhaps she didn't trust me enough anyway,

Thinking that I'd blow it off as some sympathy show.

Snow dances around me now and licks my face

As I am lost in the warmth of her grace.

I see her in a distance, yet as if looking through haze,

I sense her charming smile as if calling me from my daze

Blood stains the snow around me,

Suddenly, all at once, it's plain to see.

I remembered driving way too fast

And the next thing I remember was a huge blast.

So, it has come to this,

A life well lived and quickly spent.

Now, should I find eternal peace

Or shall I be damned to repent?

Either way, I know I'm due

To pay for my sins, it's true.

I have but one rue,

That I cannot spend my life with you.

Because of You...

Have you ever felt this way-

Seeing the girl of your dreams,

Wanting to talk to her, yet not knowing what to say?

Like a beckoning mirage with its promising gleams.

Have you ever felt so-

Like when you look at her late at night

You instantly know,

That being with her, everything will be alright.

It's like breathing air

For the first time in your life

And as you lose yourself in her stare,

You find yourself imagining that she's your wife.

How do you tell her she changed your life;

From the moment you met her here

All your troubles and all your strife

Seem so small, and that you hold her dear.

How do you let her know

That when she laughs, you see her glow;

That when you're with her, you let your true self show.

How do you tell her you won't ever let her go?

As cliche as it may be,

With you, I can be free;

With you, I am me.

But without you, I can't see.

Yes, I know how lame it sounds,

But you have no idea what she means to me.

For her, I'd run perilous grounds

To be by her side, for that's where I'd rather be.

So know that snow and rain won't wash away my pain

Should I ever lose you.

For you have taken away my hate and disdain,

And taught me how to love again, it's true.

For Her...

There's this girl I know,

She's the strongest girl I've met.

Often, she hides her pain, not letting it show

And faking a smile or two when she's actually sad.

She's been hurt and cut deep inside.

She pushed me away, thinking she can hide

Her bitter pain, her tearful sorrow;

Thinking her tear stains will fade come tomorrow.

Honestly, I know not her past

But I know her feeling.

For the memories I've hidden behind my cast

Will leave you reeling

I see the warmth she longs for,

I see the love she yearns but fears,

I see the strength she has in store,

I see it guiding her through her years.

Yet, as I say this, I can see

That she may not feel the same way about me.

Nonetheless, it is her that I adore

And I'll care for her forevermore...

For You...

Some nights when I'm all alone,

I wish you were here with me.

Honey, just hearing your voice on the phone,

Lets me know everything is as fine as can be.

If I could give you the world today,

Or climb over mountains just to hear you say,

"All I want is you, come what may";

Verily, even if the sun doesn't shine, you'll still be my ray.

Never will I regret loving you.

Even if the road gets rough,

You'll always be the one for me, it's true.

Oh, if I can make you laugh

Until you forget your pain or past, there's nothing I wouldn't do...

Hidden...

Seems like a few years ago,

Everything around me changed forever.

All I can remember was seeing you and just know,

You are all I'll need in my life, ever.

I have made mistakes along the way,

So let me just say,

How sorry I am to you,

I am also afraid of losing you too.

And let me just say as God is my witness above,

Never will I let you go or not feel my love...

WIth Love...

I have not said much

Nor will I say more.

For words can't describe as such,

Aunt Meng, the aunt I adore.

Where do I start, where do we start?

No words can describe, nor say,

The love she held in her heart

Or the emptiness felt today.

Lovable, fair, huggable and hungry

Are some words that come to mind.

But, mostly, I remember her vividly

By her joie de vivre and a soul so kind.

Rain shall mask my tears

And wash with it, fears.

Knowing a new angel is born above

And is watching over us with love...

Life's Nostalgia...

Not wanting to wake,

But still opening my eyes.

Greeting me were chirping, tweeting birds and a lake,

Greeting back were my yawns and sighs.

All around me, brown leaves are dancing

Their last waltz, tango; their last pirouette.

Alas, how cruel, fate and time are ever advancing,

Stopping abruptly when the number's up, like a game of roulette.

Now, as I look around, older and humble,

Consternation shall be mine companion and friend.

For it was this foolish boy who thought life was a rumble,

And if not for you, that would have been his thought to the very end.

Yes, you have shown me a side untold.

Who knew a love from a schoolboy could be so bold?

You took a world so blisteringly cold,

You made me happy and warm in your loving hold.

Now, I'm old and wrinkled;

Like aged paper, worn, torn and crinkled.

I look around from my old oak tree once more,

To the world I knew so well before,

Before closing my eyes forevermore...