You were a sunflower
You moved with the sun
Followed it, dawn till dusk
You knew where you were headed
Towards the light
You were brave and beautiful
Tall and confident
You were a sunflower
Born and raised with the sun
You held your head up
High up
High up in the clouds
Thoughts scattering
Like dying petals
Your mind wandered-
Weaved through the clouds
Dreaming
You danced with the day
Dreamt with the night
You twirled in
Sun-bathed afternoons
Your radiant glow
Holds a beauty-
A dazzling, modest burst of light
You wonder why the sun has left
Slipping away, unnoticed
Tip-toeing
Leaving behind a fire of
golden
ember
peachy
footsteps
In the milky sky
A musky orb appears
At first invisible
There
Not there
Then
Placing itself surely
Up in the constellations
Dangling among swirls of
Endless diamonds
You turn and turn
Bowing your head
Uncertain
You wonder things…
Do you often dream how it would be
if you were
a tulip
or a daisy
instead?
Do you often wonder
why your journey
is so desolate, forlorn?
You stare into that abyss
A look of longing
Stretched across your face
You wished you could fall
Fall backwards
And gently land among the stars
But you were a sunflower
You moved with the sun
You followed it, dawn till dusk
You knew where you were headed
Towards the light
You were brave and beautiful
Tall and confident
You were a sunflower
Born and raised with the sun