Feel Better

If I kiss you where it's sore
If I kiss you where it's sore
Will you feel better, better, better 

Will you feel anything at all
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all

If I tell you I want to make you smile
If I tell you I want to sooth ur pain

If I tell you I want to calm your fears
Would you let me close enough to do so
Would you let me kiss you where it hurts

And where do I kiss? Where does it hurt?

Your hands, Your neck, Your lips or Your tears

Born like sisters to this world
In a town where blood ties are only blood
If you never say your name out loud to anyone
They can never ever call you by it

If i had that penny worth more than precious stones

The one that could pay for your thoughts

Would you tell me what you were thinking
Would you let me into that private space
If I told you I would understand
Would you pretend that you cannot hear?
Would you pretend that I am not here?

You're getting sadder, getting sadder

Getting sadder, getting sadder
And I don't understand

And I don't understand 

No matter the degrees of separation
I can still feel your pain
I see the tears you try so hard to hide
The silence echos louder than you think
You hide in your own world, lose yourself in deep thought
Because you were placed in a scary, selfish, arrogant world
Now you feel invisible, ordinary .. nothing .. dead

But if I kiss you where it's sore
If I kiss you where it's sore
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all


Will you show me where it hurts?
And will I just be kissing the surface?
Will I have to get inside of you?
Will I have to kiss your thoughts?
Will I have to kiss your dreams?
Will I have to kiss your heart?
Do I have the permanent fix?

Anything at all
Will you feel anything at all
Anything at all
Will you feel anything at all
Anything at all... 

If it hurts all over, then I'm all over you
If it hurts in those dark, uncharted parts of you
Those not-particularly-scenic parts of you
Those almost-totally-unheard-of parts of you
The parts I'm eager to know .. and explore
The trail that runs deep into your thoughts, your soul
In that little corner of your heart, I want to plant a kiss


But if I kiss you where it's sore ..


Let me
Let's see

Get Well Soon

Feel Better

#1 Inspiration: 'Better' by Regina Spektor. I love her. (The words in black are her lyrics, the rest are mine)

#2 Inspiration: Conversations I've had over the past few days, things I see around me, stories.. and mostly my imagination.

For You :) Hope you like it. Begin To Hope.

Nightingale: Small voice, Big Song.. Fly..

'I never thought we would end up here in separate cages. It doesn't go like this, you've left out some pages ... Hey, don't you know what it means, when I say Hey. See it in my face, I'm breaking. I'd waited for so long just to know, that you would have wrapped yourself around me if you could let go...  I never know what to do with my hands, so I'll put them behind my back ... behind my back .. put them behind my back' 

She is a nightingale

A nightingale with a small voice

A small voice but a big song

A big song she sang for only him

Him, the one she cherished so

So in his cage she remained

Remained and sang her song

Her song of promise and hope

Hope that everything was possible

Possible only if one sought to

But alas, eventually her song was painful

For the cage owner did not want her song

'Not now, not now', was what he said

'But why, but why', she asked confused

'Not ready, not ready', was his reply

Her spirits sunk, her knees ached

'I want you though, I really do', said he

'Oh no you don't, you're disillusioned', said she

For if he really did, he would at least try

Try because nothing was ever set in stone

‘Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows
How to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try
... She sang, in her small voice, her big song

And she wondered why he ever sang along to her tune

And she wondered why she ever sang along to his tune

And she wondered why she was still in his cage

His heart was heavy

Why did she not understand ...

You come for me in the worst of places
You come for me, you come and try to take me home
I'm always in need and it's hard to be reciprocating
The fabric of our life gets torn
And everything's changing so how am I to know
How I'm going to hold on to you 

When I'm spinning out of control
You and I together

Her knees still bled

Feathers provided no warmth

She wondered if his words were an attempt

To put band aids on her wounds

Yet somehow they added insult to injury

How selfish of him to still want her in his cage

When he knew there was no point

So she decided to save herself, to save them

She spread her wings and kicked at the door

Poised for her flight, only to return when all was well

When scabs fall and wounds are healed

Her voice returns: small voice, big song

She would have forgotten her old song

She will sing a different tune

A song of friendship

She will find another in her former home

And she will smile, hoping this new bird

This new bird will not also have to fly away

Hope another bird helps him realize

That one works hard for what they really want

' I'm sorry I can't steal you, and I'm sorry I can't stay ...  I hope to find you are doing better, better than today, better everyday.'


~ Inspired by a lot of things. I was in my Economics class... monotonous voices do not entertain me, so i blogged. Thank God for powerpoint slides :-)
~ John Legend - Everybody Knows
   Ryan Adams - Everybody Knows
~ Picture by Nightingale Girl (Caged Nightingale)
~ 'Relationship is not charity' - Anonymous ...lmao!

'Groovy'-'Moving'-'Awe-Inspiring' Love

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do

Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue

When you're close to me, I can feel your heart beat

I can hear you breathing near my ear

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love

Like an episode of Grey's Anatomy

Like my many favorite songs that move me to tears

Like my many favorite songs that make me wanna dance

Like an emotional poem that seeps into my soul

Like my favorite Bible Verse ...

... ooooh ...

You move me

Anytime you want to you can turn me into

Anything you want to, anytime at all

When I kiss your lips, ooh I start to shiver

Can't control the quivering inside

Wouldn't you agree, baby, you and me got a groovy kind of love, oh

You move me ... You move me

Fingers slowly searching and exploring

Hot tongue licking, sucking, lips kissing, nibbling

Like a slow deep breath, you take me in ..... breathtaking

Like a warm bubble bath, you ease right into me

You smell me, You squeeze me, You taste me

.. Like a hurricane, Like an earthquake

You move me

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do

Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue

When I'm in your arms, nothing seems to matter

My whole world could shatter, I don't care

Wouldn't you agree, baby, you and me got a groovy kind of love

Like that soothing cup of tea when I have a sore throat

Like a comforting hug from my best friend forever

Like a warm blanket wrapped around my shoulders

Like a scarf that protects my chest against the cold

Like a bite of belgian chocolate that melts in my mouth

... dang ...

You move me

We've got a groovy kind of love

We've got a groovy kind of love

Fireflies

Butterflies

Bear-hugs

Glass of wine

Chocolate covered strawberries

You and Me

Us

We've got a groovy kind of love

We've got a groovy kind of love

** I know I could have found a much better photo, but i didn't cos i think this is funny and cute. lol. Besides, i wanted something light, before people start getting all emotional up in this joint. Lol. Oh and excuse me for not mincing words, and giving such graphic details.

~ Inspiration- 

                     1. A friend. I originally wrote it for that friend. Then I came up with the whole mixing music with poetry (if u choose to call it poetry) thing, and decided, oh in a weird sorta way it fits so well with the song i want to use. So I said, oi you! The poem is going public. Had to change it up a bit though, so that it would fit with the theme. h

                     2. Groovy kinda Love - Phil Collins 

                       It's an all time favorite. Probably because my parent's played it a lot on sundays. haha. And I remember thinking, ah but this guy 'groovy'? Like seriously, ‘groovy’? Is that the best word he could come up with? Of course I grew to understand later on that sometimes, yes, 'groovy' is the only word one can come up with. lol. Amusing.

I think the next one I'm gonna do will be 'diamonds on the soles of her shoes' by Paul Simon, because my dad killed my ears with that one too, but he thought it was really special because twas on Paul Simon's 1986 album, and I was born in 1986, and he loved Paul Simon.. n he loved me.. lol, need i say more. He said I should always walk and talk like I had diamonds on the soles of my feet :-)

                    

Naked

I stand in front of you

Naked

Baring my all

Undisguised

All I ask of you

Is that you take me

As I am

Flaws and all

And go the distance..

I stood in front of you

Naked

You touched and explored

You rammed and buried

I had you screaming

I love you

In strange languages

I had you screaming

Obscenities

I had you

On your knees

I had you

I believed

I stand in front of you

Naked

Baring my soul

Asking you

To be mine

You frown

You scream at me

Obscenities

Different circumstances

'B*t*h, You must be outta your mind'

'You must have flipped ur weave'

My weave

My weave

That same weave

You would not let go off

When you buried your soul in me?

Out of my mind?

My mind

My creative imaginative mind

My dirty dirty dirty mind

I wasnt quite out of it then, was I?

My cup, you drank from

Now, your cup of tea, I am not?

Naked I was

I gave my all
We shared dreams
We shared laughs

Naked I still am

Baring myself

Baring my soul

Baring my tears

Asking you

To take a chance

To go the distance..

      ~ Inspiration - Unfortunately, the people who inspired me will never read this. Two of them are not even my friends. One of them, I am a little worried about.. I mean, its not like I lose sleep over her predicament or anything, but like its just sad. Chale, when emotions come into play, everything becomes a hot mess. sigh. And is it just me, or are guys more confused than girls? Maybe just the ones I know or have heard of.

       ~ 'So glide away on soapy heels, and promise not to promise anymore'

Mostly Harmless

Chubby and Shabby

Vertically challenged

Odd little habits

A Tad Eccentric

Not much of a looker

Not much of a thinker

Not particularly articulate

Far from charming

All in all, Mr. Mostly Harmless

Fragile heart, no need to fear

The Ice Queen still reigns

Oh Innocuous one

Come closer, I fear you not

Closer, closer, closer

Till all hell breaks lose

World unstable

Walls falling

Ice slowly melting

Perhaps some devious magic

Can't quite comprehend

Thought my heart was cupid-proof

Maybe under a spell

Oooh! Mr. Mostly Harmless

What have you done?

Twinkle twinkle lil star

In the uncharted, unfashionable, not-particularly-scenic part of the universe,
Hang a not-so-regarded, smallish, wholly unremarkable star,

Or atleast 'wholly unremarkable' is what everyone else thought of it

This star was, by no means, the talk of the universe

In other words, no one gave it the time of .. day

More specifically, no one could see its light

Curiously enough, it was a star, hence it did what all other stars did..

It shone! Yes, like all other stars, it shone

Maybe its shine really was far from impressive, or maybe its light was blinding

Who knows? I sure as hell don't

In fact if this star was human, it would be described as ...

Mind - bogglingly dull, and definitely not conspicuously beautiful 

.. and we all know how humans love the conspicuous

Yet this remote, got-as-much-sex-appeal-as-a-traffic-jam, almost-totally-unheard-off star

In the uncharted, unfashionable, not-particularly-scenic part of the universe,
Cradled in its arms, the heart of a golden sun god(dess)

And was actually the happiest sun in the entire universe

Infact, the whole universe could go stick its head in a goat, for all it cared

As long as it still had the golden sun god(dess), the only heart that mattered...

... May the fireworks begin ... Let the good times roll

~ The irony of it all.

~ Inspiration -

    1. I've been reading the hitch-hikers guide to the universe...lol, hilarious.

    2. I was listening to 'Lil Star by Kelis', I adore that song. 'Cos in the dark of the night, you're all I can see, and you sure look like a star to me' :-)

   3.  I woke up this afternoon (yeah, i'm not particularly a morning person), and guess what song was stuck in my head - You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray... haha, oh dear, sigh...dunno how dat popped into my head, u know.

You're not lost.

Heyya, here's another one by Michael Buble. Its very comforting, and yet somehow it makes you want to cry. I remember one time I was listening to it on the plane and I just started crying. It wasn't like I was sad or going through some emotional issues, or anything. Its just the song .. dunno how to explain it. I could just picture someone suffering and someone else walking up to them and giving them a hug. Now that's just sweet.

Here is the link: Lost

And here are the lyrics:

I can't believe it's over

I watched the whole thing fall

And I never saw the writing that was on the wall

If I'd only knew

The days were slipping past

That the good things never last

That you were crying

Summer turned to winter

And the snow it turned to rain

And the rain turned into tears upon your face

I hardly recognized the girl you are today

And god I hope it's not too late

It's not too late

'Cause you are not alone

I'm always there with you

And we'll get lost together

Till the light comes pouring through

'Cause when you feel like you're done

And the darkness has won

Babe, you're not lost

When your worlds crashing down

And you can't bear the thought

I said, babe, you're not lost

Life can show no mercy

It can tear your soul apart

It can make you feel like you've gone crazy

But you're not

Things have seem to changed

There's one thing that's still the same

In my heart you have remained

And we can fly fly fly away

'Cause you are not alone

And I am there with you

And we'll get lost together

Till the light comes pouring through

'Cause when you feel like you're done

And the darkness has won

Babe, you're not lost

When the world's crashing down

And you can not bear the cross

I said, baby, you're not lost

I said, baby, you're not lost

I said, baby, you're not lost

I said, baby, you're not lost

~ So I've been pretty sad lately, and as one of my friends put it, disinterested in life. Lol, to my friend who said i seem disinterested - Please far from it.. I like life paaaa!!! haha... But I know why am sad though. Its because I hate it when I can't be there for my friends when they need me, and it really bugs me. So this is for my friend, the person who I wish i was with at this very moment ---> You're not lost and you are not alone. So when the world is crushing down and you can bear the cross no more, just know u're not really alone. I know sometimes you may feel like though you're surrounded by 'friends', you're really alone (ok, i stole Beyonce's line, but she was speaking truth..cos i'm sure everyone has felt like that atleast once in their lives. If not then, ei, i need to meet you. lol). So when you ever feel down, just LOL. I mean there's a slight possibility that people will think you're mad, but u know me i don't judge..hehe. love u.

I love youuu...I honestly love youuu

I LOVE YOU

I MAY NOT SAY IT ENOUGH

BUT I HONESTLY LOVE YOU

I MISS YOU

I MAY NOT SAY IT ENOUGH

BUT I HONESTLY MISS YOU

YOU BRING ME GREAT JOY

AND I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE MY FRIEND

YOU STRETCH FORTH YOUR HAND

AND YOU TOUCH MY INNER BEING

THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT SPECIAL FRIEND

I LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL

JUST THOUGHT I'D SCREAM THAT OUT

HENCE THE CAPS..LOL

NOW SMILE MAKE I SEE YOUR DIMPLE!!

~ For Martina, my tuna... distance ain't a thing, for reals :-)... oh, and i got faith like Biggie, so all shall be well..no biggie (lmao!! i shd be a rapper init? find a 'gangster' name for me..haha). I know u think i'm ur craziest friend, but YOU my dear chocolate cupcake, are my craziest friend.

love always,

Shels

New Beginnings

I woke up this morning in a jolly good mood

For a new dawn has come

Its time for new beginnings

One step at a time

One breath of fresh air at a time

Out with the old

Lest it rots and torments my soul

In with the new

For it brings with it freshness

But I save a little of the old

Just as a reminder and a lesson

I save the old friends as well

For they are invaluable and irreplaceable

I hold hands with them

And we move forward together

Away from darkness and into the light

With light-hearts we walk

Leaving our footprints in the sand so others can follow

 ~ To new beginnings

For K.Adoo, P.Forjoe, S.Antwi-Boampong, D.Dotse, K.Botchway, B.Clarke, M.Mushi

True Love

'SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS - ABBA' LYRICS

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why I just don't know

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers

Slipping through my fingers all the time

Schoolbag in hand she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile


So I was watching Mama Mia for the x'th time (love that movie) and a tear rolled down my cheeks when i watched the scene where Meryl Streep was helping her daughter get dressed for her wedding. You should watch that scene, its heart warming. It reminded me of the relationship I have with my mum, and how much I miss and love her. Mother's can be annoying sometimes. They ALWAYS have something to say! Sometimes they try to guilt-trip you into doing things their way. I've come to realise though that they usually know what they are talking about. So its always a good idea to atleast listen to them.
I had always been closer to my dad than my mum. Probably because he got home earlier from work and I spent more time with him. I remember whenever my mum came home on leave, i would be so ecstatic, because it meant better food, lol, but it also meant more shouting! hehe... I've become very close to my mum now. Its not like i ever hated her or anything, but after high school we just got even closer. I talk to her about everything .. random stuff..she's really my homeslice and she gives the best advice. Oh and she cracks me up sh*tless!
Anyhowwhichway, I think what i am trying say is (trust me i've really forgotten the point i was trying to make) the closer you get to that special lady you call your mum, the more you realize that she is all about you :-)

~ For my extraordinary mother ... from the funny little girl who only wishes to be half the woman you are :-)

Lovers and Friends

They were the best of friends

He called her his BFF

She called him hers

Then they became lovers

Twas quite unexpected

They had a good run

Then came the arguments

And then the fights

Words were exchanged

Actions could not be reversed

They parted ways

Now they are neither friends nor lovers

ODE TO JOY

Inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral", and Allegro

The opening of the first movement grows out of a void

A musical journey from darkness to light

Like the sound of an orchestra tuning

Erupting out of calm like a scream in the night

The relatively placid develops with maximum tension and drama

Bridging the waters from classical art form to something else

The second movement begins

Hammer blows followed by skittering

Several variations, a tug of war it is

Into the third movement we go

The tune is quite profound and full of warmth

The melody becomes freer

The strings set an almost ethereal aura

The theme progresses even more

Increasing in volume and pace

But when it seems like it is coming to a close

A loud fanfare intrudes to wake us

The famous finale is the strangest of all four movements

One at a time, themes from the previous three are re-introduced

Passages of high-wire vocalizations intensify the experience

An 'inner symphony' within a symphony

Freude! Freude!

Joy! Joy!

~ Subject to your own interpretation.

ps. Beethoven composed this deaf!

~ For 'meow'! listening to the symphony TWICE paa..stress!

No Definition

Like an amoeba

This thing we share

It changes its shape whenever it pleases

Like a chameleon

This thing we do

It changes its color to suit its surroundings

They ask.. 'What is it?'

We cannot really say

Anonymous, lets call it that

Undefined, that's what it is

ASS-U-ME

This is what he felt :

'I think quite possibly maybe I'm falling for you. 

Yes, there's a chance that I've fallen quite hard over you.'

Yet, he does absolutely nothing.

Why? 

Because he ASSUMED that if he professed his love her most likely response would be :

'That don't impress me much.'

How did she really feel?

This is what she felt :

'Lost in a city of you. 

I'm falling like a fool

Cos you're my dream come true

I'm gone somewhere up on a cloud

I don't want to come down off this high from you.'

Now, our little 'lady' also made no attempt to verbally express her emotions.

So they carried on as seemingly platonic friends. Lying to the world, and sadly lying to themselves as well. They are still quite single and miserable. All because each person made assumptions.

** Inspired by Landon Pigg - Falling in love at a coffee shop, Shania Twain - That don't impress me much, Ms. Brown - Wonderland

You Are My Person

.. Because you complete me

.. Because you are always there

.. Because you lift me up when I am down

.. Because it is you who puts that amazing smile on my face

.. Because you make me blush

.. Because i wouldn't be nearly as happy if i hadn't met you

.. Because you are ridiculously funny

.. Because you make me paranoid sometimes

.. Because there are 7 billion people in the world but i only see you

.. Because you fill up my senses

.. Because last night i dreamt about you yet again

.. Because you are exactly who you are - YOU

   You are my person!