Her Entrance, My Eagerness

Of daisies and lilies and roses, all blooming
You made your entrance, a grand reappearing
All attention is on you, all motion is you

The flowers and birds and creatures were bowing
You smile and curtsy, royalty turning
Your white dress is new, all beauty is you

I just want to breathe you in

You captivate without even trying
And the beautiful blossoms admit to defeat
Your smile is as the sun, your hair as the moon

My hand will be yours and yours will be mine
And you walk slow, so I’m anxious and eager
To look into your eyes, and to stop all time

I just want to breathe you in

You are the answer to my heart
You are now the air I breathe
And forever will be

-Zach

Insomnia

Air rushes out of my mouth
I don’t want to fall asleep; I just want to think
And I breathe in again
I’ll turn out the lights
I don’t want to fall asleep; I just want to think

I’ll think about that song again
I’ll think about the way you must feel when I see you
I’ll think about everything I couldn’t see in your eyes
When I last saw you

I’ll think about the things I’ll face tomorrow
I’ll think about the face you’ll make if I told you
I’ll think about everything you might think
If I told you that I miss you
If I told you that I am shy because I’m speechless
If I told you that I wish I were giving you insomnia, too

So I lay down to sleep
But I just want to think
I just want to think
Of you

-Zach

Untitled for Various Reasons

Ouch, these pins and needles
Pins and needles hurt a little bit
More than I realize, and I didn’t recognize
It is your eyes that pin me to the ground

My feet are frozen under me
And I cannot let go of the weight I’m carrying

Is it time to run away and hide behind the seats
Or do I stand up after I fall down and face you to face now

I need you to know what I want you to know
But last time I felt like I needed to know
More than you wanted me to

Take the key, forget the chains, one is all we need, this is all we need
I know my heart is heavy, but my foot is heavier
And tomorrow I will see you on the side of the state lines
Are you running like I’m running
Are you running after me
Are you trying for me

My feet are frozen under me
So could I stand up and face you to face now

-Zach

Story of the Sky – Leading you toward the Sunrise

It’s dark, I know, but it’s time to rise
You’re not looking forward to these things
That sting, and have since yesterday

We’ve turned back into ourselves after changing for the better
We’ve turned our backs on ourselves after changing for the good

But don’t lose hope this time
It’s a new day and there’s another way to see the world
Through those blue eyes
Take a look at the sky

If you’ll take your breath as a cue
You can follow the air where it will take you
We’re leading you toward the sunrise
The sun will overtake the sky

So don’t lose hope this time
I’ve got you and will not let you go
But it’s your turn to move
Just take a look at the sky

-Zach

Prelude to Story of The Sky

The sun today will rise for you, but you will never know
The wind will sing a song for you, but will you ever know
That you are the audience of the sun, and the stars shine for you
Yeah, the sky’s alive for you

We’re waiting for our day to come
We’re waiting for our adventure to begin
And if yours was yesterday, I know it will be hard
To carry on

The clouds are raining on you
And despite all of the pain, I know you’ll breathe again
And the wind’s no longer singing, but screaming at you
The tide is slowly rising, but your feet are stuck to the floor
The sky is being taken, taken away

It’s easy to say, “I’m giving up”
And it’s easy to think that you’re going down
But don’t you dare, child, don’t you dare
Don’t stop now, the light will come
Will come, will come

-Zach

I started writing poetry…

I started writing poetry to say things that would be awkward to say for real in front of you
And it’s really not a healthy habit, I think, now that I reflect it off the glass
So I wonder if I could do things in real life
I wonder if I could say what I think while looking right at you, face to face
My bet is no, but I’d pay up to lose on that one in a hurry

And if my hand slips awkwardly away from my pocket, it won’t know where to go but to these keys, it’s my retreat
And if my unsteady social interaction leads me right to you, I’d want to be face to face
And if my hand slips awkwardly away from my pocket, could it find its way to your shoulder, could it find its way to you

I would so much rather have the ability to have a conversation as deep as the darkness that floods my mind while I’m in front of you
And writing sometimes really isn’t happy, as you know, it’s easy because I’m lonely
But that’s about to change in real life
So my heart no longer lives and grows on pages, paper, pen, but face to face
I’ll live and dive through oceans to make this true with you

And if my hands find their way away from my pockets and I leave my place in the corner, I won’t be afraid to say
I won’t be afraid to put words into the air that float over to you
And if I find my way away from the corners, I will find my way to you and see you face to face

And I could tell you how I feel without first writing it out
And it might be awkward, but trust me, that’s how you’ll know it’s me

-Zach

Would Be an Earthquake

Today I read some words that made me think an awful lot about you
They made me miss you, and they made known to me the room in my heart for you
There’s a room in my heart for you

And I think you know that I miss you
But I’d rather you know that I love you
And I know you’d guess that I’m praying for you
But I want you to know that I love you
I want you to know that I love you, my friend

I would die for your eyes to smile at me
And to know I mean the world to you would be an earthquake to my feet

Did my eyes go numb?
Because I cannot feel a thing when yours meet mine

-Zach

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