a little home called Heart

You live by yourself most of the time, independent and carefree
You have the autonomy to design your little home
Any way you want it, with little pots of flowers and sunshine pouring in

Occasionally when you feel the time is right
You let someone in
And like a little child, excitement bubbled inside you

You watch him keenly as he navigates his way around
In eager anticipation,
You wonder if he'll fit right in

Yet there’s that little voice that cautions
That innate fear and that fervent hope
Praying that he doesn't break anything
In your little home called Heart

Dead or Alive

I guess I can consider myself lucky
I had experienced pure, wholehearted love in my life
When that died, I vowed never to love again
I built walls around my heart, careful not to give away too much
Anything, to ensure I will not be vulnerable again
This worked out well;
I was carefree, worry-free and most of all happy.

Till someone pointed out to me
True happiness is to feel alive
And to feel alive is to love
To take the good with the bad,
To savor the sweetness and feel the pain
So I took the plunge
Into the deep, dark throes of the unknown
You have showed me all,
Exposed me to everything

Yes, I am alive
But I'd rather be the living dead
If the stabbing pain is this hard to bear
I don't want to hurt inside, don't want to cry no more
I don't ask for much
Just a simple life, and perhaps a simple love

Reminiscing Pitts

Remembering a time when love was pure and life was simple
We'd scrape the ice from your Jetta,
Trudge through snow hand in hand
It was happiness back then

I'd stand by the window when I hear your car
Just to see you walk towards the door
You'd smile and wave
It was heart warming back then

We'd camp at West Virginia
Rock at Dave Matthews Band concert
I'd watch you play softball and cheer you on at soccer
It was carefree back then

We'd have homefries at Pamela's
Sip French onion soup at Panera's
I'd make you sing our song and watch videos from Star Base One
It was sweet back then

We'd have Rita's gelato in the summer
Slurp on Dave and Andy's with its little M&M at the bottom
We'd catch the movies at Loews and have dinner at Tram's after
Remembering a time when life was pure and love was simple...