Anna Francisca

Try Again 

She wakes and feels the warm and glowing sun 
Its rays of gold caressing kind her hair 
They whisper gently pastel words of care 
And say “my love, you should be having fun 
Instead of always being on the run, 
You know this baggage is not yours to bear, 
Do not let it your peace and spirit tear, 
Do not let it your love for life outrun.” 

She rubs her sleepy eyes and looks outside 
Observing the breeze dancing in the trees 
And through the opened window come inside. 
“Don’t fear, my love, the growth of newer leaves 
And letting go of those you grew back then 
You, like the trees, deserve to try again.”

Long and Rocky Sail 

I walk towards the lonely window sill 
The long and knowing night as still as sleep 
The stars they float above me kind and still 
And sweetly listen to me think and weep. 

I picture life the way I wish it was 
With warming hugs and healthy ways of life 
I dream and lose myself inside its buzz 
A dreamer's hope, is a double-edged knife. 

I whisper words of comfort to my tears 
And lovingly I take a big inhale 
I know this could prolong a couple years, 
But my healing is worth this long and rocky sail. 

I fall asleep as dawn begins to break 
And wisdom whispers, "you won't forever ache."

In My Mind

And suddenly 
One day I walked outside 
And realised 
It had all been in my mind
That power 
Which I had never felt
Emerged 
And made all icy fears melt. 

It took me by the hand 
And whispered in my ear
"This who you are, 
This is what you have, 
This is what you’ve always had, 
My dear."

Your Glow

So that time has come
Where it’s time to let go
And it pains me to think
That we were at the brink
Of something greater
That was meant to shrink

But I won’t go back to try and convince
You or the atmosphere that I want more than this
For it would be unfair to anyone to plead
For something on which I myself can’t agree

But know that I love your hair and your quirky jokes
Your eyelashes and the way you look
The tone of your voice and how easy you move
Through life like there’s nothing to prove

And although I flinched at the shadow of your intentions
I cherish the warmth I found in your presence
Know that some of it stayed with me
As a glowing memory I will carry with me.

Tinctured by you 

Oh you always 
Flower in the corner of my mind 
When I least expect you to. 
Is there essence of you 
Everywhere I go? 
Is that why I sense hints of you 
In every new breeze I get to know? 
Like a painter who couldn’t help 
But to paint the whole canvas blue 
Oh love 
My whole world is tinctured 
by you.

Time

I always wanna hang on to it but it fleets from one moment to the next
And no matter how still I hold my breath
To feel it for a little bit longer
The moment I blink it’s already the next
And with that a new fleeting instant
That wishes to be felt.

World in a Bottle 

I wanna smell the roses in Portugal 
And watch buildings scrape the sky in New York 
I wanna bathe in the seas of Spain 
And spend afternoons at a German park 

I wanna talk to the next door neighbour 
And meet that star that lives overseas 
I wanna hold the world in a bottle 
I wish it could hold infinity.