The Truth Our Hearts Know

-inspired by the times I've forgotten to listen to my heart-

The noble heart knows,

To stand up for what he believes in,

And is not afraid to fall defending it.

The brave heart knows,

The world is all,

And his for the taking,

But does not belong to him.

The giving heart knows,

That all he needs isn’t given,

But all he gives is needed.

The contented heart knows,

That family isn’t always who he’s born with,

But it is whom he lives, loves and shares with.

The honest heart knows,

To speak with reason, command and truth,

And the world becomes his ear,

But he knows to listen with sincerity and without judgment,

And his world becomes clear.

The keen heart knows,

To chase everything he dreams,

For life was made for dreamers,

But he takes the moments as they come,

Relishing every fleeting second,

And knows that destiny is the journey.

The careful heart knows,

To be aware of his enemies,

Giving them none of his time,

He knows that the greatest is regret,

A greater foe than fear himself,

For it persists.

The sage heart knows,

Youth is a gift that is wasted on regret,

And wisdom is a treasure that is wasted on age.

The resolute heart knows,

A battle fought alone, is never a losing battle,

For the battle is only lost if he is,

In his own fear.

The scorned heart knows,

To welcome the pain and hurt he faces,

For he knows that his wounds,

Are merely tokens of wisdom.

The inspired heart knows,

That truth is a state of mind,

He believes he is stronger than his form,

And he is,

For the truth is what he makes it out to be.

The sincere heart knows,

Love is the only mystery,

That is best left unrevealed,

For it knows no definition,

It knows no judgment,

It knows no perfection-

But in itself is nothing short of.

The patient heart knows,

There is no one way,

To view the beauty of life,

He sees the world as it is-

All the beauty that’s left of,

And what it could be-

And shapes it out as his own.

-By Isaac H. George

The Masked Man

(Copyrighted Material)

Wedding Vows (All the Days of Your Life)

~inspired by early wedding planning~

I will love you,

All the days of your life.

I will kiss you goodnight,

And kiss you awake,

Yet we will never wake from this dream,

We can now call reality.

So I will kiss you,

All the days of your life.

I will hold you proudly,

In all your glorious days,

I will hold you shamelessly,

In all your subdued days,

I will hold you tightly,

So that even if you fall,

You would only fall,

More deeply in love,

With me,

So I will hold you,

All the days of your life.

I will sing to you,

Our song,

With every look across the table,

With every hug at the door,

With every wink in bed,

With every touch of my hand,

With every tear i shed,

With every silence after every fight,

I will sing to you our song,

So that we will never forget,

How we feel in this moment,

So I will sing to you,

All the days of your life.

I will tell you I love you,

Every second of everyday,

Not in words alone,

But with every smile,

In every trial,

With every laugh,

Through every trouble,

With every heartbeat,

Through every silent night,

And it would always mean the same,

Although it could never mean as much as i feel,

So I will tell you I love you,

All the days of your life.

And i will not lie or cheat,

But only to lie with you in all your nights,

And to cheat all your fears and worries about us,

And I will not leave nor give up,

But only to leave whatever insecurities in my past,

And to give up my heart to your love,

And I will not walk away,

But walk with you,

Into every dream we build together,

And every nightmare we brave together,

So long as you promise me the same,

I will be yours,

All the days of your life.

Though i cannot promise you unending joy,

Unending happiness,

Or unending ease,

I will promise you my unending effort,

At an unending possibility of these things,

I will love you,

All the days of my life,

And we will love forever,

Trump all hateful words of the world,

And live in love beautifully,

And i know you will love me,

All the days of my life.

-by Isaac H. George

The Masked Man

(Copyrighted Material)

As Time Stood Still

~inspired by a chance meeting~

It comes at the whim of chance,

Seeking those with blind eyes,

And despaired hearts,

Promising them the unfulfilled promise,

Of perfection.

It catches you in the rarest of moments,

In your hour of tragedy,

Like a twinkle of a bright star amidst the night's taunt,

It is often missed.

But if its fleeting presence is held on to,

That star bursts,

Into a thousand wishes come true,

And you are left in its magic,

So true, the ticking hand stands still,

Time and reality lay humble to its power.

Your past, present and future,

All succumb to a mere possibility,

Of forever within a moment.

Like a flaming arrow,

Straight through your eyes,

Past your soul and into your heart,

It sets you ablaze,

Outshining the everlasting sun.

It shamelessly dances across your dull horizon,

Erasing clouds of regret and shame,

Leaving nothing but vulnerability.

It sings to you a song of hope,

Sparking within you,

An unfamiliar bravery to finish its words.

And in all of this,

You are buried in unearthed feelings,

As you find yourself floating,

You are safe in the arms of love.

It leaves you at the whim of chance,

With you unknowing,

And all that is left,

Is the memory of a perfect picture,

That you grip closely,

As you lay suspended in time.

You are left knowing,

You have found perfection in love.

-by Isaac H. George

The Masked Man

(Copyrighted Material)