Why Do I Smoke?

And she asked
Why do you smoke?

Because it reminds me of you
How I let you in
Flooding my chest
Filling the hollow spaces
Where light used to live

You lingered
A quiet storm beneath my ribs
Warm at first
Then burning
Then gone

You left like smoke
Slipping through cracks
Vanishing into the night
Without apology
Without sound

But the burn stayed
Settled into my bones
Turned my breath bitter
And my heart black at the edges

Now I light a cigarette
Not for the taste
Not for the calm
But to feel you again
To swallow the ghost of you
One last time

Every drag is a memory
Every exhale, a prayer
Or a curse
For what you took
And what you left behind

She asked why I smoke
And I couldn’t say
Because the truth is
I already burned

Crowned In Silence

“The sky is clear again,”

Said the victor, eyes fixed on the horizon.

He did not dare to look down.

The earth had turned red.

“Long live the emperor,”

The soldiers roared.

But their triumph thinned in the wind,

Drowned by an old woman’s cry

Over a body that would not rise.

“We have won. The king has surrendered.”

The decree unfurled in gold.

Another border erased.

Another seal pressed warm into wax.

The people were never the enemy.

Nor was the king.

They only crossed invisible lines,

lines drawn by pride and power.

Homes burned on both sides.

His banners flew higher.

They did not choose this war.

He chose not to care.

It happened before; it’ll happen again.

The board is set.

Kings advance, collide, and are taken.

Pawns fall without a name.

“What a victory,” he thought.

If only he could say it to their faces.

He climbed into his wagon.

The wind did not cheer the victor.

It whispered softer.

Loser.

The Ending We Already Knew

It was one of those days
the sky didn’t bother to explain
when balconies caught a smile,
soft, like a secret
resting on his lips,
and love flickered in her eyes
as if the world had never broken.

But down below,
behind half-closed doors,
the air burned bitter.
Anger moved in heavy footsteps.
Hate breathed where hope once slept.

Still
the dreams had come together,
bloomed like spring after silence,
fought for space
in a world too narrow for both.
And then, quietly,
they vanished.

They had believed
in change,
in love,
in rewriting fate.

But time turned its page,
and there they were again
Romeo and Juliet,
trapped in the same play
with new clothes,
the same ending.

Deja Vu

Once again, it unfolds, a familiar tale,
Echoing the past, like a recurring trail.
In rhythmic cadence, like a poetic rhyme,
A story replays, echoing through time.

These eyes alight, a spark in the dark,
A flame rekindled, leaving a vivid mark.
Just like before, a déjà vu of sight,
A dance of emotions, an enchanting light.

The ears attuned to a sweet, melodic strain,
Replaying a symphony, a timeless refrain.
As notes entwine, in a serenade so divine,
A melody echoes, a cherished design.

Within my chest, the heart takes its cue,
A rhythmic dance, anticipation anew.
Beating in tandem, like a timeless pact,
A pulse of echoes, a love intact.

A smile graces, adorned on my face,
Resurrected joy, an embrace of grace.
Recalling the laughter, the joy unbound,
A radiant glow, forever profound.

Yet, in this revival, a whisper of fear,
A silent question, lingering near.
The echoes of past, a haunting refrain,
A subtle tremor, an undercurrent of pain.

Why this trepidation, this anxious quest?
A desire to cling, to hold to the best.
In the cycle of time, a poignant fact,
A fear of endings, an inevitable act.

But let it unfold, this symphony of fate,
Embrace the echoes, don’t hesitate.
For in each recurrence, a chance to rewrite,
The tale of the heart, in the softest twilight.

If Only This Were Easy

If only this were easy
You’d have been in my arms
I’d be whispering in your ears
Watching the stars together

If only this were easy
I’d be looking at your beautiful face
Forever, and I’d have told the world
I care nothing for anything but you

If only this were easy
I’d kiss you and not leave
I’d caress your hair and
I’d be immersed in your world

If only this were easy
I’d have opened up to you
I’d have told you my demons
And what keeps me up at night

If only this were easy
I’d have been with
And you with me
And we’d be needing nothing

If only this were easy…