Sunshine
A part of mine I take in time
Something I see and long to be
A face in a mirror
Graced with a slower pace
And a tempo more moderate
Than contemporary
I see this sunshine
Find a smile in its sunny rays
Ticking off the days when it will graze
The front of my yard
A place that feels far beyond my current state
Which I hate because I relate more to this mind
Than the one I left behind
I wish it wasn’t hard for me to find
This sunshine
For this sunshine used to light up my skin
It was blood and something I lived in
It was my smile and bright, bright eyes
A world without malicious lies
Constant surprise for the highs
And the joy I brought to others
Treated them like sisters and brothers
Sought solace only in my mother
Yet now there is no sun
My days are done having fun
Even when I had some work to do
I always managed to push through
The end was always near
Yet now it isn’t clear
When and if everything will disappear
And leave me to stand here
Alone
Feeling the sunshine spread its hand
Help me stand
And giving me reason to love my land
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I live in an area that’s not particularly sunny, so seeing the sun is always a treat. I usually open up my windows to allow the natural light in. While this poem does talk about the actual weather, it also describes a state of mind many find themselves stuck in, especially during this trying time. Isolation is a difficult and sometimes detrimental process, yet it is a step required to see this entire ordeal through. Stay healthy, stay strong, and we’ll all see the sunshine in the end.
Alice Griffin Writes 