Sparks

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They had been together for about a year

His kisses on her lips 

Her hands interwoven between the short strand of his hair 

Caressing his neck with each breath 

As his hand rested on the small of her back 

A luscious routine of what would follow 

After their weekly dates

Sometimes at a diner

Sometimes at the park 

Sometimes at his place 

Where they would end up canoodling on his couch 

But for some reason 

All his great qualities weren't enough 

Sure he just happened to be 

One of the hardest working people she knew

A wonderful son, great friend 

And among other things 

An incredible lover 

But it still wasn't enough 

The sparks weren't there 

To send her to the moon each time they kissed

The butterflies hid somewhere 

And wouldn't even flinch 

Not at his words 

Not at his scent 

And certainly not at his touch 

She wondered why 

Always giving it another try 

Another chance to see 

If perhaps the butterflies would come out of hiding

And make it a party when their lips would meet

When she would hear the sound of his voice

Or see a message he had sent 

But all the sweet mornings 

Good afternoons 

And beautiful evenings they spent together 

They just weren't enough 

The sparks never came 

Things just weren't right

Those feelings were missing 

She did what she could 

But he hadn't understood 

That what she wanted the most 

Just wasn't there 

She didn't dare ask him what he felt 

He may have gotten used to her

To the timber of her voice

Her hands in his 

And everything in-between 

But she still needed more 

And hoped that one day 

He would see what she meant 

-Bionica

Buscando

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In Desperately Seeking Susan

Roberta Glass follows Susan around 

Seeking something different 

A love that's wild and free

In Desperately Seekin Him 

She gets lost in a world of 

What could be 

A fantasy that she clings on to 

As if it were the life raft 

That would determine 

The existence of the rest of her life 

But she knows it 

She has to let go 

Like Roberta she has to forget 

To remember who she is 

And somehow find herself 

Standing alone in all her glory 

A love like no other 

One for herself 

Not a fairytale with a 

Happily Ever After

But the reality of 

Who knows what may be after 

And so as she stands around wearing a new jacket 

She realizes like Roberta, that she just has to let go 

Bid adieu to Gary Glass 

And take a chance on Dez 

Dez who found her just as irresistible 

Ready for more than what can be 

Bionica 

But Why

The second time that she saw him 

He asked her 'what is it that you like about him?'

She didn't know then 

She didn't know exactly what it was about him 

Sure there it was

The obvious 'he's a good person' 

Easy going 

Cool to be around 

And humble, very humble…

But when she got to thinking 

She really didn't know why 

Surely it had to be more than his smile 

The one he flashed her as he walked by 

The way that he took her hand in his

As he thanked her 

Or how to her surprise he 

Held her so close she could feel his heart beat against hers

There was more to it 

But she still couldn't explain it 

All she knew was this 

The mere thought of him 

Made her smile 

The mere thought of him 

Gave her a sense of longing 

To have him close to her

So that once again 

She could feel safe in his arms 

There was something about their silent embraces 

An unspoken language between them 

Than only they could understand 

And she had yet to tell him 

That the anticipation of just seeing him 

Well it made her heart flutter

As if within her 

There were a million feathers 

Just flying around 

Excited to know that he was near 

She felt perfectly comfortable with him 

Ready to risk it all 

For what reason?

She couldn't say 

She didn't know 

Not even to this day 

-Bionica 

Fancy Meeting

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From time to time, 

she would think about him 

wondering what it was that he was doing 

But after so long her memory of him 

just drifted into the distance 

packed away in a library of memories

Then with out expecting it 

she saw him 

and the dimples that continued 

to mark his face whenever he would smile 

she felt the big arms that enveloped her 

in a long over due hug 

And then she heard him say 

how he always wanted to talk to her 

and that's when it all stopped!

Within seconds she imagined 

what he would say 

How he missed her 

How he always wanted to tell her 

that he really liked her

that he wanted to take her out 

But after 5 seconds 5+ later 

He told her 

How he always wanted 

to talk about their 

near death experienced 

that marked them all forever 

Really??

After all this time 

She wondered why 

If it was so, then he could have said something before 

She then smiled as she leaned back into her chair 

and burst the bubble that her friend 

was already blowing after simply hearing 

'I've always wanted to talk to you since…'

To wait another few years to see him again 

And say 'let's talk about it…'

-Bionica

Growth

Really 

What it comes down to 

Is looking back 

And seeing how you have 

Become a better version of your previous self

Just like that

Not to critique all the faults that we all have 

But to see how you have grown 

How you have improved in ways 

That you never thought possible 

Because you never thought 

There was something to improve

Yet

All on your own 

You did it

Sounds like maturity 

And the ongoing lessons 

That life teaches us 

Ever growing 

Forever evolving

-Bionica

Judgement by association

It's not what she wanted
Not anymore
It's what she wanted
To stay far far away from

The sleepless nights
The broken promises that became lies
The endless efforts that were made
Simply to end up where they started

She was tired of getting 'no where'
And so she decided no more

But she realized that perhaps
It was a little harsh
To just runaway the way she did
To never look back at what once was
At those broken pieces that became anew

They were recycled into experiences
Of what once was
Of what currently was
Of what could be

And so she stopped
To listen to the voice experience
And to give life a try once again
After giving up on herself
She decided to give someone else
A much deserved try

This time she was ready to learn
From the ghosts that chased her for so long
This time she was ready to send them flying
Along with some others…

-Bionica

Still

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She remembered
That first day when she arrived
In a town no longer familiar
That she would soon reacquaint herself with

How as she crossed the wide street
There was a young boy right behind her
With a clean face, caramel skin and a dimple in his chin
He wore a cap that was folded more so in the center
Shielding his face the same way
That the clouds were hiding the sun

With a plaid shirt in shades of blue and white
And perhaps a little earthy green
Before she knew it they were walking up
To the same doorstep

Well what a surprise that was
A pleasant one at that

Outside she kept cool and said hello
Not too much but just enough
Inside though
She kept telling herself
'well hello mister, what is your name?'

How could she not?
She was 17 and thought to have found
The love of her life

But it wasn't so
Through out her vacation
They came to talk but nothing ever happened
Perhaps a few stolen stares here and there
But that what was it

Then after 10 years
She still felt it
That giddy feeling
As their eyes met
She was hoping his smile would come with some words
An I like you at that
But that just might be too much

And so after pleasantries were exchanged
It all remained the same
17 all over again
con el amor por dentro (keeping her love secretly hidden)
She couldn't tell him
She wouldn't tell him

But she could still feel it
-Bionica