heart-core

Close your eyes because a blink is all it takes
Like a weak link you break through me like a chain
It’s crazy like schizo I feel like I’m out of my brain
Picture my face it’s so lit like a flame without a frame
Mouth ajar because it's a feeling that can’t be contained
And now I’m wearing a smile fitting from what I’ve gained
Grown on me like weight… Waiting like drumming patient
Virtue-like patience as I was waiting for the right heart beating to my cadence
Dormant from a love like a volcano, I was laying latent
Besides, it’s always been the next girl and not one to have adjacent
Never been satisfied with average love " call me mean or complacent

See I want a love like air to change me, but begging for it is a breath wasted
And these thoughts are birthed from pain " an outlook on life that came nascent
Creating hoops to go through like Naismith, but I kept missing baskets like it was wasted
Till you came along with your guard up and challenged my placement
And not wanting to fail I put you through a test… needless to say you aced it
But I’m equally good at bluffs, so I bet and raised it;  you called it poker-facing    
Went all in with my chips out like a pests do in home invasions
But you were the one who took me out of an emotional basement
So I opened my door for you to stay in
And you didn’t bat an eye " I think you saw me cave in
See I thought I had lost my heart in the dark " you showed me I just misplaced it
Chemistry like our love is more than just basic
You showed me your heart now I just want to trace it
Written lines; no copying and pasting
And if we make a mistake, just delete or erase it
I want to dive into your lips, head first into love like I’m not afraid to face it
Let’s pace through this world like space " heartbeats moon racing
And we can stop time
Love
Just embracing… like the sea to the shore
Hold me like a secret under your armor, protected and sure
In debt to your amour like I’ve invested more than I can afford
Married to adore; no divorce like I vowed “I do” to rapport  
An affair of the heart with no settlement because it’s soul custody is yours
Crash into me like a tide and I’ll wash out your stained heart like a chore
Love tied up musically; even we could see it from the score
Because I could fall forever in love with you and I wouldn’t even pull the chord

And I don’t need the world because I know we’re unable to keep this dirt forever as floor
But because you are the earth I stand on just know... I hold you closer to me then my heart to my core

Author's Note

Please read this one slow there are a lot of metaphors that have more than one meaning

ex… average love – call me “mean” (another term for average) or complacent
ex. “See I want a love like air to change me, but begging for it is a breath wasted” (also as in begging for change )
ex. Love tied up musically; even we could see it from the score –
Tied up – EVEN – score – can be viewed – as love that is both even between the 2 players and one that is beautiful like music

ok i m not giving them all away... enjoy

Reviews

[C.M. Waters]

Beautiful poem! Undoubtedly the best work I've read from you!

[Jeremy Baker]

Powerful writing - the imagery is vivid and calls to the reader. Great writing!

[☯]

A very intricate and metaphoric poem. The descriptions of love and powerful words left me in wonders. At first, I didn't understand some parts, but overall it was an amazing and heartfelt poem to read.

[Robin]

sssshh dont give away your secrets , even if they dont catch them first time around , if they really read your words , that stuff seeps into the unconscious , keep the magic magic .

good writing man

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

I could hear the music, it was strange as if I could hear you live, as if I was in the audience at a poetry reading. The beat, the placement, the rhymes, just perfect. Seriously fantastic!! (Bravo) Shoaib you seriouly outdid youself on this.

[Christie Moses]

this is simply beautiful S.....
that is the kind of love we search and fight for. In the end, finding it, the journey of pain was worth it, because we appreciate it so much more.
Love truly is the remedy for all the hurt. If its real, it can heal and endure most anything. Didn't mean to ramble but i really love this.
x

[Ruth]

I really am at a loss for words love! This beats superb! It is way, way over the hill of sensational! Absolutely mind blowing!
I am saving this to ingest further - AMAZING!
xx

[lisameryl]

Shoaib, this tore at my heart in many ways. Stunning and breathtaking verse, message and imagery. Your ink overfloweth, alive and kickin...you're indeed a phenominal writer.

[Helpless]

this whole thing is beautiful and left me in awe of your poetic talents....
i love the line

And you didn’t bat an eye " I think you saw me cave in
See I thought I had lost my heart in the dark " you showed me I just misplaced it

deep.... full of rediscovered passion and love. it really struck me right in the heart when i read it. keep up the excellent work! :) this really is gorgeous, i'm adding it to my favs!