i have become so small in their eyes
i could be the golden sunrise
and they would only turn away
and mistake me for dark and gloom;
and i walk every day
wanting no longer to have to prove
that i am a friend worth keeping
close to you
instead, i write to release for me
to exhume all the toxins in this room
while healing certainly takes its sweet time
i am and will always stay
the bright sun’s rays
and it does not change if someone does not
appreciate the view
i am a sunrise in the day
a sunset in the evening light
and i am the tides that answer
the moonshine at night
and the stars that sparkle
and shoot across the sky
that is my heart
and that is me in my life
- les’nspired
Written: February 6, 2022, an excerpt
