Should IShould I feel threatened knowing someone is betterAnd should I lose sleep knowing I'm none the wiserHappiness is such a relative thingIt can be relative; fleeting and fickleSometimes it comes naturallyOther times it outweighs your biggest achievementThe shortsighted only wonder whyThey have more than that guy, and yet he's smiling like the Sun risingThorns of envy have no mercy, and do not discriminateIf destroying them will give some release, then why does it hurt you as much as you deny itIn the end we want stability; a middle groundI worked too hard learning to stand upon the razors edgeTaming the bladeLetting it
Short of BreathWhyI didn't choose thisI never wanted thisCraving moreBeing pulled under by a ceaseless current of shameI fear drowningHelpless under a rushing flood of failureSave meGive me your handReaching out and pushing me back underSlowly killing me with your kindnessAs the torrent pulls me downDrowning my resolveEroding my optimismAs my very joy is swept awayI don't want your help God damn itYou never even gave it when I really needed itThis is my fault, I knowNo more shameMy losses make me short of breathTaking in enough air to stay aliveI have the courage to swim freeAttempting now would be dangerousKeep
Power of the VoiceProjecting beauty within a single breathReveling within their raptureCascading notes caressing jaded soulsAmusement amid the standing applauseEven in life the joyful sound never leavesSpeaking; letting them forget the troubles in their livesI understand the power of the voice©A. DeMario 2012
OwlsongGrey wings silent upon the windMoonlit eyes shining like beaconsEven now perched upon the highest boughThe night holds much promiseYou see truth within those lamplight eyesFeeling humbled beneath their impassive gazeHidden knowledge sleeping deep withinAs they fade into darkness without a sound©A. DeMario 2012
I won't leave youYour worry flatters me; honors meThough my feelings aren't fully understoodIt isn't a matter of discomfort, but a matter of inexperienceDon't you fret nowI won't leave youThere are few who can tame the darkness as youAnd few can summon the light as heI must withdraw from you respectfullyMy own feelings aren't the issue but my envyIt's always thereI can't pretend it doesn't affect meNothing can be said to soothe itThe best policy is ignoranceBoth of you will always sit in the quiet chambers of my heartKnow that you are always in my thoughtsI won't ever leave youI won't ever forget about you©A. DeMario 201