Vulnerable

​Fading armor exposes vulnerable targets

The same way that I can see the galaxy in your eyes when you stare up at a clear nights moonshine

Even if for just a moment can you remove your armor, let your guard down

Can you do that for me, please

I won’t fancy you up with words like princess or queen

It’s a long journey so why go alone, we can meet halfway on this never-ending road

Enjoy the scenery of rolling hilltops high and the serenity of being one with nature in valleys low

No man is an island of itself, we weren’t made to take this trip alone

I’d say it be destiny or coincidence, that we met like this 

But in your fading armor I can see the things for what your heart moans

With every moment that seems oh so trivial, for the bigger picture it’s critical and pivotal

Just the way the rays of the sun may shine down on an unfinished painting exposing it’s various blemishes

Only to be touched up and curated by the artist who’s heart is truly in touch with it

I’ll provide the means for you to fortify your defenses

But when you’re with me, my selfishness wants you to be defenseless

I’m no knight in shining armor but I’ll keep you safe in my arms as long as you are willing to hold on

Even if I am a means to an end all I ask is that you don’t pretend

I don’t want to let you down so I’ll walk a thousand miles to provide the necessary things to protect and defend

At the pace you move I’m left breathless

But I am just a fool who wouldn’t want it to be any other way as long as it’s just for you

Your armor is fading and leaving crucial points of you vulnerable

So here I am reaching out to you in the only way I know how….
The Poet Q

Goodbye By The Real Shak

Before you get to the actual poem I have to say that the young woman that wrote this is an absolutely amazing person and I can say that I’m blessed to have crossed paths with her. Enjoy!

I don’t know why it’s hard to part
We’ll say goodbye and then it starts
The tears start flowing, I’m a mess
Nothing seems to make much sense

To let go means you never cared
So we say lets just be friends
My mind keeps running, I guess this is the end
What we have built I can’t defend

The memories will permenantly last
Always bringing up the nostalgic past
Forever these moments I will cherish
Never letting any of them perish

I’m thankful for all the time we had
But it’s all ending now and making me sad
One last hug before you leave
In this time I’ll start to grieve

Again goodbye, away I send
But we’ll meet again my forever friend….

Written By: The Real Shak

Up All Night

When it’s all said and done it really sucks and I’ve become a prisoner to my mind once again. This will be my last post for awhile even though I haven’t been posting that often anyway. This one goes out to my number 1.

She got me up all night
Cause what we had
Was destined to be a beautiful life
But I had to go and get selfish
Words I should’ve said
Instead turned my back and kept them
She packed her plate full with dreams
While I scraped my plate clean
What a world she lives in
Is what I think
While I admire from afar
Wishing her only joy
And still being selfish
Hoping she doesn’t remove me from her heart….

By: The Poet Q

Not Real Anymore

We haven’t talked in a while
I mean we “talk” daily
But it hasn’t been real in a while
I wanted a life with you
Now it’s all make believe now
I don’t make you happy anymore
And there’s nothing worth fighting for
I find myself not caring anymore
And it’s sad but I don’t even think
To tell you I love you anymore….

By: The Poet Q

The Disconnect

I wish you’d tell me something

We barely talk anymore

Sitting silent over the phone

I know something is wrong

We lost our connection

I try to include you in my day

Without bringing in the stresses of work

I inquire on what vexes you

You tell me nothing

But everything you don’t say

Lets me know that you’re hurt

I feel like I don’t know you anymore

And maybe I’m the reason

For some of those bridges burned

Maybe I’ve pushed too hard

For you to let me in

Maybe I’m the reason

For your hurt feelings

Maybe I’m not what you need

Maybe its better if I just

Pick my heart up and leave….

By: The Poet Q

Together And Alone

I say we in this together

In order to make it work

We have to be there for each other

But it feels like we’re on separate planets

And there’s no connection between us

So there’s no chance for us to make it better

Or be there for each other

I made you a promise and I intend on keeping it

But you make it impossible when I see you weeping

And your problems you keep them as secrets

Sometimes I feel alone even when you’re right in front of me

Cause I’m giving you all of me

And inside you’re holding everything

Maybe someday we’ll be sitting in the same room

And you’ll actually be there sitting with me….

By: The Poet Q

Let’s Keep It Simple

I don’t ask for much baby

Let’s just keep it simple

There’s a lot of distance between us

So let’s not worry about the physical

And focus on the mental

With distractions all around

Let’s tune in to each other

And build our fundamentals

I don’t ask for much baby

Let’s just keep it simple

This will make us stronger

We’d go a lot further

And stay in love longer

I’m in this for the long term

So we need to see things

On the same page and understand

Before things take a wrong turn

I don’t ask for much baby

Let’s just keep it simple….

By: The Poet Q

1600 Miles

At 1600 miles away I’m introduced to

Inadequacies and insecurities

That I never had the chance to meet

You say its because you can’t feel me physically

But I rather you reach me mentally

So we can reach each other spiritually

But I guess I’m asking for too much too early

Or every poem written and word said

Was disposed of immediately

And I’m not quite sure what to feel

Because I love you for so much more

And I guess I don’t reach you mentally

Or my dreams finally got the best of me

And I’m holding on desperately

To something that wasn’t meant to be

Or I let my heart runaway with me

Maybe just hoping maybe that I’m stupid

Even better would be clinically crazy

But unfortunately there’s nothing wrong with me

I’m just a fool for love and nobody hears me….

By: The Poet Q

I’m Coming Home (Chicago/Baltimore)

Just hold on I’m coming home

Cause there’s no place like being in your arms

And I know I can’t wait to see your face

Kiss those soft lips with my hands on your waist

I can’t wait to run my hands across your skin

Cause then I know I’m in a safe place

Just hold on I’m coming home

Cause hearing your voice in person

Is way better than hearing it over the phone

No matter how far I’ll always come back to you

Cause you have an important piece of me

So baby hold on cause I’m coming home….

By: The Poet Q

I Think I Love Her (Oregon)

I think I love her

Sitting at a table downing liquor

The music played reminds me of her

I think I love her

The pastor told me that love

Is appreciating someone with all their imperfections

Well to a man with no heart I’ve been infected

I don’t even mind being in love this time

I think I love her

I think about her all the time

And I don’t mind

I think I love her….

By: The Poet Q