BRITTA HOFFMANN

BRITTA HOFFMANN

ROMANCE TO ME

Romance to me is a wonderful thing:

When you get to know each other,

you get to know a new side of your being,

knowing you feel more than for a brother

It's someone who will always be there,

for whom you know you'll always care

- someone to show the good inside of you,

just because they see you through

It's someone who gives you comfort every day,

who will dance with you through the rain,

someone with whom you'd want to stay

- not only until the sun will shine again

A person who shows you the rainbow in the sky

without any special reason why,

a person who gives peace to your soul,

because being with them makes you feel whole

A person with whom you'd like to spend your life:

A partner with whom you'll never feel bored or alone,

who is more than just a husband or wife,

a friend who'll never leave you on your own

Someone you can't stop thinking about,

because you know without any doubt:

Even if you be physically apart

- the love you feel will forever stay in your heart

WHAT IF...?

What would I be giving for

the possibility not to miss you anymore,

for the opportunity to be at your side

being able to show you what I used to hide...?

What would I be doing if I could

make you happy as I think you should be,

support you the way that I think I should,

give you respect just the way you respect me...?

What if I told you that I really care,

that for you I'll always be there,

that I miss you when we're apart,

that without you there's a hole in my heart...?

What if I'd like to be more than a friend,

that I don't care from where you are,

that I enjoy each time together we can spend,

that when you're there troubles seem so far...?

What if just can't stop thinking about you

no matter what I'm about to do,

that even if you had no clue

I wish that you'd feel the same way, too...?

I don't have the answers - it's up to you

whatever they may lead us to:

Will we stay at a place we already knew

or are we going to go somewhere new?

LONGING

I know that we're too far apart

- but we are close inside our heart,

so when I look into the moon at night,

it is not just a beautiful sight:

I know that the moment that I do

I'm doing just the same as you,

so that even if you're far away

we can feel each other throughout the day

The distance is a challenge to face,

for I always wish to be in another place,

because that is where I'd like to be

for the opportunity to simply meet:

Even if you'd probably see

how you keep sweeping me off my feet

just by looking into your eyes,

because in yours I don't see lies...

Don't you see what you do to me

every single time you touch?

How hard I need to concentrate?

But for retreating it's to late:

You're way to deep inside my core,

so nothing feels like it did before...

My heart will never again be free

because for you I feel so much

I just wish for the time to pass us by

- I think you can imagine why:

When you're gone I don't feel whole,

even if time and space don't play a role,

because for you I'd even travel to the moon

to go back fast to see you soon,

for missing you is causing pain

- so I hope to see you soon again

CHRISTMAS ALONE

It's getting colder this time of the year…

I just can't help but wish you were right here,

because I miss the way that you're around

all the little things that in you I found

There is still so much I need to prepare

I wish that we could have more time to share

still it's not like your were home with me

because it's at your side where I feel that I should be

Nothing can replace the precious time with you:

when you're gone I think about you - all the time through,

so there's just one thing I'd like to ask of you:

Be there for your family - I'd be so glad if you do,

for it's going to be Christmas time

so we shouldn't be so far apart

- you don't have to spend any dime,

you are right here inside my heart...

Christmas is closer - will you be home?

Do you still think about me like before?

My thoughts are with you - whereever you roam,

because you live inside my soul's core

I'm not asking for presents or something to give,

for I'm not someone whose affection can be bought

- I just ask some time from the life that you live

because somehow it's my heart that you caught

Nothing can replace the precious time with you:

When you're gone I think about you - all the time through,

so there's just one thing I'd like to ask of you:

Be there for your family - I'd be so glad if you do,

for it's going to be Christmas time

so we shouldn't be so far apart

- you don't even have to spend a dime,

you are right here inside my heart...

Don't worry if there's not much time for us to see,

don't worry - there may be better places for you to be

- just when you look at the Christmas tree

take a bit of time to think of me

Enjoy the time with your family

trust me - I'd join you happily:

So when you're there at the Christmas tree

take a moment to think of me...

Nothing can replace the precious time with you:

when you're gone I think about you - all the time through,

so there's just one thing I'd like to ask of you:

Be there for your family - I'd be so glad if you do,

for it's going to be Christmas time

so we shouldn't be so far apart

- you don't even have to spend a dime,

you are right here inside my heart...

But just in case you could be here with me

there's no other place on earth where I'd rather be

JUST FOR YOU

The moment I saw you

I somehow knew I'd lost my heart:

There was nothing I could do

even though I knew we'd be apart

I felt attracted to your soul,

attracted to your mind

- without you I don't feel whole,

to anyone else I'm feeling like blind

How could this kind of thing possibly

be happening to someone like me?

How could I be falling for someone

knowing for a long time I would be gone?

I just know about the way I feel,

that only you can make me heal:

I guess I knew right from the start

you're the one for me - you own my heart

My thoughts go back to how we met,

how I looked into your eyes

- that's something I will never forget,

for in them I didn't see any lies

Just a hidden kind of pain,

which I wished for you to end

each time that we meet again,

whenever we have time to spend...

How could this kind of thing possibly

be happening to someone like me?

How could I be falling for someone

knowing for a long time I would be gone?

I just know about the way I feel,

that only you can make me heal:

I guess I knew right from the start

you're the one for me - you own my heart

The more time is passing by,

the more I know you're in my core:

It's something that I can't deny,

for nothing is like it was before

I know that just the way you smile

is what it needs to make my day,

that the waiting is worthwhile,

for just some words I could hear you say...

How could this kind of thing possibly

be happening to someone like me?

How could I be falling for someone

knowing for a long time I would be gone?

I just know about the way I feel,

that only you can make me heal:

I guess I knew right from the start

you're the one for me - you own my heart

So just in case you have no clue:

I think I might be falling - just for you

BRITTA HOFFMANN

BRITTA HOFFMANN was born 1970 in Germany, she lives close to Bremen. Her mother tongue is german – as is her nationality. She left school in 1989, and got married in 1991. She has 3 daughters. She started to write poetry in 2002.