Composed 7/2/13
Description: Another piece inspired by a mix of recent feelings and reflections. I’m not 100% sold on the title (a little too vampire connotative, perhaps?), so if you have any suggestions (or like this one) I would love to hear your thoughts!
I detest the sun
That once nourished me
Brought color to my cheeks
Warmth to my limbs
An inferno raging
Twisting in my chest
My stomach
Now the sun fills me
With different fire
It sickens me
I exhale
And erupt in flames
I flee to the shadows
Scoff at the lotus
Blushing and fragrant
In the sun’s refreshed light
I yearn
I crawl
I stand
I grow
I will thrive in the darkness
And reach out toward the sun
The lotus will fall in the shadow
The sun will shine upon me
But I will throw up my hands
And block its light
I no longer need it
To live
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