The day is bright for a little while,

until the dusk arrives and has it's way.

Nothing to be seen but merely a smile,

the only warming light before the day.

That grin on a face so perfect so pure,

gives me hope every night I choose to live.

It does mask the darkness that's what it's for,

the front of grace He chose to re-give.

A beauty that illuminates the room.

The midnight Belle that will never turn back.

A flower that needs no sunlight to bloom,

Without it there is nothing but the black.

To the moon and the smile so divine,

Thanks to you my heart will forever shine.

Once a Friend I refused to think about

Done for another I do so adore

For no chance for more with this no doubt

That was until it appeared at my door

Beauty unknown, a heart not of its own

A trust for me in all of the story

Love thrown deep into the the sea like a stone

What to do but embrace what’s before me

A las my brain deciding for my heart

What does it hear my body or my soul

It says down this path you should not start

This rigorous strain is taking its toll

This place where we are I choose not to fly

Forbidden love, I wish not said by I

Sitting here pondering the clear night sky,

questioning who catches the falling stars.

Why descend to the earth when one can fly?

What brings such a beauty to stray this far?

A dangerous flame greatly out reach,

still as it falls my hands remain empty.

Multiple hearts this warming heat will breach,

a las boulders tend to not pass gently.

One that attempts to hold the rock is seared,

another can approach without insight.

Perhaps it's being known is what is feared,

true for all who have been split from the night.

It fears if it knows thee it shall love thee.

It fears if it loves thee it shall lose thee.

I walked down the streets and fell to my knees

Then realized you are the one for me

If only I knew you were just a tease

I may not support you but let you be

Keeping in mind you may not be ready

but that's the risk to go for what I want

and you don't know if it will be steady

I stick around because I like a taunt

You say I'm a catch but throw me back in

I'm forced back south to search for another

Is this the remedy or cause for sin

both will dance with me as if a lover

Second rejection was the causation

Effect was a tall and blonde vacation

A round chunk of metal hardly precious

A piece of paper that can't stand the rain

What of any wealth isn't malicious

Can there be desires without the pain

Who will stand next to me that will measure

Where to find the standard for the unit

Finding value where I hide my treasure

To less secure vault do I submit

This location I will push to increase

So that I will internally prosper

If left unchecked my heart will have no peace

I mustn't allow an aura of false posture

The only way for certain to raise wealth

is to love you the way I love myself

A withering feeling of happiness

What will be left behind when I am gone

The dread and absence of my manliness

A faint imprint of all the things I’ve done

Leaving a life with the reigns not taken

Fallen dreams killed by a lack of courage

Wrestle with God, destiny mistaken

A process that begins with my marriage

If I am to build the ideal kingdom

Then I must destroy my empire of dirt

Controlling one’s fear produces wisdom

Evading death can only lead to hurt

What’s legacy if not obedient

What’s legacy if not immediate