the slow burn
of turning into strangers
terrifies me the most

i promise to keep your secretos
cerca de mi corazon
i promise to think of you con amor
i promise to send besitos in the wind
that touch every part of you at once
i promise to send hugs in the warmth of the sun's rays
onto your soft, tattooed skin
i promise to send hope in the soft pastel of today's sunset
basking infinitamente sobre las montanas

mi tortugita,
a tu manera, descomplicado
i'll see you in my dreams
where we can touch otra vez
i'll think of you when i stare at the waves hitting the shore
sweeping our sadness deep out to sea
i'll be with you looking up at the twinkling stars
you brought those to life in me
i'll meet you on every dance floor
when our songs come on
el amor
vive en el alma
there will always be space in my heart
para ti
latiendo para ti

I came to hate the cold
When I noticed that I couldn't get a hold
Of my freezing hands when they were naked and bold
In an air-conditioned bus, as one of my friends told

And I would always seek out the heat
Of his palms on my fingers when they meet
At least they keep these delicate limbs, so petite
From numbing when the chill kiss them oh so sweet

I also came to like the warmness
Of people when they hug me in genuine love and kindness
And I would keep seeking that kind of fondness
As frost surrounds me with little to no softness

Oh, how I remember the warmth of cuddling
During wet and shivery downpour in the evening
Hugging and fondling under the thick, weighted bedding
How comfortable, unlike sleep to the freezing

But then, maybe the coldness I feel
From my hand to my feet's heel
Is a reflection of the atrociousness I conceal
Just to go with this ludicrous ordeal

My soul is just too bitter, just like how I hate
The unfortunate temperature of my fate
Yet fervor is the wish of this vicious slate
Before the chessboard declares its losing checkmate

Unfortunately, things must come to an end
There's no point to try to make this encounter bend
Because it will all just be like play-pretend
Of not acknowledging the conclusion of this descend

I came to hate the cold
And when judgment day comes, with my sins uncontrolled
I'd rather burn in the pits of hell in tenfold
Than to freeze in Dante's 9th circle's stranglehold.