Jasmin Stanley
Secret Lover
Keep me hidden,
Away from your family,
Your friends.
Your older lover,
The one who strokes
Your back, your face,
Whispers in darkness,
The one you reach for
All night long.
Keep the secret
And you won't have to
Hear them mention my name
And how nice I was
When I am gone.
Don't allow yourself
To get too close
Love burns when
It gets too hot.
Keep it cool, David-joon.
We both know
This could never be
A forever thing,
But you are warm,
You are spirit soaring
Encircling me...
Wrapping me...
Fulfilling me.
I will never be sorry
That I met you,
That I held you,
That I tasted you,
And that I will miss you,
azizeh dehlam.
jas 3/01
Please Don’t
Don’t look too deep
Don’t climb inside
Coz you might see me
And try to hide.
Don’t ask questions
Don’t listen too well
Coz you might hear me
And run like hell.
(Keep me at bay,
So in tranquility
I will remain.)
Don’t smile too long
Don’t sing me a song
Coz you might touch me
And that’s feels wrong.
Don’t check my meds
Don’t count my drinks
Coz you might help me
And tell my shrink.
(Keep me away,
So in tranquility
I will remain.)
Don’t sympathize
Don’t reach my heart
Coz you might leave
And tear me apart.
Don’t stare too long
With eyes so grey
Coz you might see me
And want to stay.
jas 9-22-2010
Untitled
Going deep inside
Find a place to hide
Repair this thin skin
Love warms
Love cools
Heart alive again
Can’t explain it
Won’t stop it
It’s gone too far
Crawl down inside
Warmly reside
Heal from within
Feel secure
Lock the door
Give you a key
Let you in.
jas 9/12/2010
Inside-Out
Feelings from the soul
Don’t take them too lightly
Like a moth to a flame
They can burn too brightly
Age is a state of mind
But it can fool you
Emotions don’t fall gently
Don’t recover like I used to
Baby take this load
Drive this mess away
Baby clear my head
I have so much to say
Birds and fish may love
But never can they nest
Secrets burn my soul
I can’t get any rest
Flashbacks to a time
When your kiss shook me
Regrets of moments lost
My mind the enemy
Baby ease this load
Say that you miss me
Baby clear my head
And set my mind free
What determines love
What infatuation
The heart is a ruler
The mind a nation
I built this wall so well
How did you scale it
I set the bar so high
How did you clear it
Baby fill this hole
Say I'll be okay
Strum my pain away
With a tender song
jas April 16, 2010
Finding Me
I want a new name
Wanna run away
Tired of playing this game.
I want a new town
Just soak it all in
Stop feelin so far down…
Get rid of this frown
Polish my old crown
Watch the world go round
Scream out loud
Without a sound
Come unwound.
I want a new name
Reinvent myself
A moth to the flame.
What’s my mind
Doin to me
Can’t seem to set it free…
Can’t cop a plea
On foot and flee
Can’t you see
The following three
We, Me and Victory
Ain’t that easy.
jas 9/16/09
