Nicky James' Arthouse.

This was about a time i went through when a friendship was falling apart, and I just wished I could create a world away from the world. A utopia. Where you would invite your best friends and they would invite thier friends and you all simply live together until you die. kind of a more macabre ending.

POEM

So Very Far Away

Cant we just rewind the clock,

Back back back to when everything made sense,

We can avoid our shaky future and the world falling down,

And just pretend that who we are is exactly who we'll be,

Climb on top of all my doubts,

You turn me round put my inside out,

Shaking shake shake til I crumble at your feet,

Knowing that youll sweep me up to where I need to be.

To the very place where east meets west,

A quiet town unknown to the rest,

Where we can lay in the grass,

And just watch eachother blink,

Where everyone tells the truth and love is exactly what you think.

But if we cannot find that town than we will make one of our own,

Were packing up all our good deeds and reaping what we've sown,

We will take the high road lest we know where good intentions lead,

Sing Stairway To Heaven at the top of our lungs till  we can no longer see

Where this road is winding and we will just drive till were outta gas,

And settle our new home there where we can lay in the grass and watch eachother cry,

We will invite only those that share the vision we had of truly living free,

And live in peace from the real world  and all its tyranny,

With The Beatles blairing from a distant speaker, a never ending song,

About a woman named Eleanor Rigby who lived her life alone,

And when all our friends arrive here, we will turn another page,

We will all quietly lay in the grass and watch eachother age,

But when the sun is finally setting we have finally left the world behind,

Everyone that's going to be here knows that they have already arrived,

We will quietly weep for the world we left and say a silent prayer,

As dust in the wind slips quickly and quietly through the evening air,

so one more time we will spin this record and tell eachother goodbye,

And we will all lay down in the grass and watch eachother die.

I wrote this song on the piano. I remember it was raining outside and I was feeling particularly emo. So i took my somber feelings and amplified them into a tory about someone who has given up.
 
 
 
SONG
 
 
Facedown
Everyday I try so hard just to prove my worth,
Nothing's changed, it only seems to be getting worse,
I'm surrounded by fakes and flakes with thier plastic smiles,
Where do I turn?
Where do I turn?
When I'm face down, face down,
When I crumble at your feet,
I'm face down, face down,
alone, in my own defeat,
I'm lost inside a fairy tale that has no end,
letting go, theres nothing left to defend,
Cause everyones got thier demons that they can't run from,
but there are days and nights when I feel I've got everyones,
Thats when I'm face down, face down,
When I crumble at your feet,
I'm face down, face down,
alone, in my own defeat,
And when you feel just as bad,
just know youre not alone,
and when you think youre losing grip,
dont be afraid to fall,
cause i am here.

When youre face down, I'm face down,
When I crumble at your feet,
I'm face down, face down,
alone, in my own defeat,

I have read the first one and have commented that I loved it, but I haven't heard the second one.  It is very sad.  I understand the line about feeling like your dealing with everyone else's demons.  Especially when I your trying to help them with them or out of them.  Really great writing NickyJames. I gave you thumbs up on each of your poems.

thanks!

Your tough Skrappy be kind he had a rough time today.  He needs luv.

I think he knows it's said with .  It's one of those inside joke things.  Sorry for the rough time, though 

Very deep poem. Loved the song!

yeah, yesterday was rough....today is panning out to be better. thanks for the love guys! wheres YOUR arthouse at? i know you guys are creative...stories, painting, fan fict., poetry, video, pictures, music, scupltures, theres gotta be something!

This was something I wrote back in November '08, It' a free form poem, I still smile when i read it from time to time.
POEM
 
 
The smell of gasoline in the morning,
Waking up smiling,
When your favorite song unexpectedly come on the radio,
getting a message from a friend,
The smell of clean laundry when your nowhere near a laundry mat,
When you find someone that understands something you thought noone else understood,
When you smell something that reminds of something from a long time ago and you can't quite put your finger on it,
When people compliment you on something that you've secretly always wanted to be complimented on,
When you write something youre really proud of,
When you recite an obscure quote and someone recognizes it,
When you "perfectly" drunk,
When you return to a childhood location after not seeing it for years and years,
When you know of something really cool but noone else does,
a really good meal when youre really hungry,
When you are sincerely comforted by a song in a way that no person could ever do,
The smell right after you light a match,
Getting in a blanket thats fresh from the dryer,
When it "Feels Like Christmas"
These are truly a few of my favorite things

I wrote a Lifehouse story, should I post it?

if you wont to

I wrote the first 9 lines to this on march 5th, 2007. and i kept it because i knew i would finish it someday. It's just about a bitter breakup. when someone wants you to come back but you know its better off if you dont go.

POEM

"Saying I Love You Has Nothing To Do With Meaning It"

When ive cried all the tears,

And screamed all the words,
And sang the saddest song that you've ever heard,

When ive Said sorry,
And confessed all my sin,
Would you look into your heart,
And would you finally let me in,

So ive made my mistakes,
And said a few lies,
ive broken some hearts,
and I crossed some lines.

but along the way,
on this bumpy road,
ive healed all your scars,
and ive carried you home.

so is that it,
after all this time?
im left with a fleeting love and happiness to find?

im the best youll ever have
and you know im right,
as you writhe in your bed,
all alone at night.

you'll wish i was there
to make you feel,
what it feels like to "feel like"
this love was real.

so as your life crumbles,
you realize you've failed,
dont come looking for me,
because this ship has sailed...

Ouch! Very sad.

i can bite! remember, i has a tuf!

i like your poems they're really deep. i can relate

I wish I could write these kind of stuff.
'Cause when I try to write something, words are being blown by the wind.

These are very nice, heartfelt songs.

awwww thanks guys.... I have tons! haha. im just releasing them at a steady rate. But i wrote that most recent one here on LoL last night. except for the first nine lines. haha jonah, i like how you say "I wish i could write this kind of stuff" and then follow it up by saying something more poetic than any of my stuff on this page. *DONT OUT DO ME!!!*. i happen to know for a fact that youre poetic

Nicky James! How are you bud! You have not been responding to me on aim.. Like you would say "so sad". lol. You know all your stuff is good. I don't need to tell you. See you around.