When love breaks you, anything that reminds you of the past is put away. Photographs are hidden and the radio is turned off. Yet, when night falls and you lie alone in bed, you find that the memories are still alive. I put away your photographAnd turn out all the lightsBut I can't seem to … Continue reading I’m Through With Love
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No One Is to Blame
Life has been defined in so many different ways. One of them is that it's a great contradiction, and in some strange way, it's true. You're asked to do something, but you should not complete it; you're told to give it your best but be careful about being a perfectionist. You can look at the … Continue reading No One Is to Blame
A Love Song
Love songs are beautiful, but they can also make you cry. These are often the sad songs that remind you of a love story that went wrong. In a love song, what has been left behind comes back to haunt you, renewing those many tears that you once shed. Why do people cryWhen they hear … Continue reading A Love Song
Morning Girl
About two weeks ago, my eldest daughter celebrated her 18th birthday. From a bright little girl born on a cloudy Friday morning, she has turned into a beautiful and intelligent young lady. All grown up and ready to face the world, even as her eyes show a strange fragility. Morning girl, how'd you sleep last … Continue reading Morning Girl
Different Seasons
Different Seasons can bring changes to our lives. They can often be sad and painful, but we can also try to see them as inspiring and a chance for a new start. When someone leaves, there's always that part of us that refuses to forget. Even when the memories bring tears to our eyes, we … Continue reading Different Seasons
When I Was Your Man
Man, because he is human, is prone to committing mistakes. Many of these can be forgiven, but there are those that can never be forgotten, simply because the memories of the mistake linger and the pain continues to throb. Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger nowOur song on the radio but … Continue reading When I Was Your Man
One Last Cry
When a relationship goes awry, all future plans being built together are ruined. Beautiful dreams become recurring nightmares, and broken hearts never seem to get mended even with the passage of time. Often, we find ourselves sitting alone in a half-empty room and hoping against hope that the pain will just go away. My shattered … Continue reading One Last Cry
The Gift
Falling in love is a magical feeling. It's a lot like the tremendous joy that children feel when the first snowflake falls to signal the advent of Christmas. Winter snow is falling downChildren laughing all aroundLights are turning onLike a fairy tale come true When that someone comes into our lives, we feel that heaven … Continue reading The Gift
Somebody
We all need somebody to be with us. Someone with whom we can share practically everything, from our tiniest secrets to our gravest sins. Someone who will support us on the things we believe in and has her own set of beliefs that we can support as well. I want somebody to shareShare the rest … Continue reading Somebody
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
When a heart gets broken, the immediate question that we usually ask is, how do we repair it? For many of us, we often find ourselves yearning for the time when we were still young, the days when life was simpler and our dreams were promising even as they were naive. I can think of … Continue reading How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
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