CMU PRISM

SoHo Status: closed — Sat, Sep 6, 5:16 PM

Author: kexin.j

  • Dreams Among the Roses

    (Inspired by Je Dor Sur De Roses from Mozart L’Opéra Rock)

    Here I lie among the roses

    Where no one could hear me

    Crying my heart out of my chest

    Then I let my tears fall silently

    And water the flowers of my life

    Here I dream among the roses

    Where the world is dark

    A hand reaches out and withdraws

    Back into the black

    Where I see no red roses

    I woke up among the roses

    Opening my eyes to a nightingale

    Chirping and aria in the morning light

    I respond with a broken voice

    Fa – sol – fa

    The notes crack midair

    They shatter and fall into-

    Into the roses

  • Fireflies of the City

    We are fireflies of the city

    Flying in the bushes

    Telling stories of a different world

    The street lamps do not dim our light

    When we glow in the darkness

    Do we catch anyone’s eyes, or

    Do we live as if

    The city had nothing but us

    Figures enter and exit the bar

    Laughing and crying, throwing a glance

    At the shining spots on the sidewalk

    Do we understand the attention, or

    Do we not care

    That is the question

    Harder than approaching the bartender

    And choosing a cocktail for the sadness

    We are fireflies of the city

    A blink and we disappear into the day

    Forgotten until another melancholic night