The Sun Can’t Shine the Same
By: Monica Renata
Today it was 90 degrees
Sweat dripped down my neck
The children played
outside happily
While adults decided to
suntan and relax on their decks
The water was so sparkling
blue
Just like the blue sky in
which the birds soar
The flowers smelled so
bittersweet
A smell that makes you
yearn for more
A beautiful day to say the
least
Yet I am surprised this
day came
For even though it is
joyous outside
I know the sun can’t shine
the same
To have the heat that once
radiated
Turn into something cold
Flesh that was lively with
color
Can now only been seen in
the words of stories told
The brightest light I ever
had
The light that let me see
Through the darkest of
dark places
That light that had never
failed me
But in an instant that
light stopped
And that glow decided to
cease
And with that soul lost
My world lost a
masterpiece
Now in the sunniest of
days
I realize that time is
short
I love unconditionally
I no longer treat feelings
like an ugly wart
I use to bask in the sun
all day
And never appreciated that
it was there
On the stormiest days when
it’s presence was gone
I pretended that I didn’t
care
But to lose it forever
I never thought this would
be
So while the sun still
shines for others
I know the sun can’t shine
the same for me
“To dwell in my own memories….. To now wish
for what I always had….. To want to reach for someone.….. To know that they aren’t
there…… Appreciate the loved ones in your life. Don’t wait til it is too late
to realize how important someone is to you.” –Monica Renata
Monica Renata
