I should live by the sea. Silence this noise. I should like to be still, to quiet my temper, to breathe.

This casual “hey,” is too heavy for me, to hold with one hand. A dense weight pressing down. Invisible,

She is the sun, —Unforgivingly, Achingly bright. To linger is to blister and blind.

To me, we are both lonely. I sit comfortably with silence. Let it braid itself into

I often try to carry this solace, and just like when we take ourselves off when we are sad,

You collect people like loose buttons. Sew them into yourself before breakfast. Still, you fray.

I am almost someone, you were waiting for. I seek forgiveness hoping you may recall what I have long since forgotten.

They say following the sun is truly a journey of conviction. A stead-fast walk— where this warmth resides.

I do not pray. I believe in this hum. The static between fingertips. How the sadness

I belong elsewhere— Do not tempt me.

I must learn to be gentle –contempt eye rolling mockery. I love you for how you drink two gallons

There are pieces of the sun fragmented in all of us.

It’s really is a most foolish belief, an assurance of regret even. To think that we will one day

The pursuit of light is a pilgrima… A resolute march towards gilded ho… To follow the sun is to chase cons… To linger for brilliance unbroken. Yet, even the sun is not endless.

blueness, bluer than you or me blues in the morning in the evening