Sunflowers Where I Am

Spending my days chasing the sun
all the way to the horizon
Looking back with sun-scorched vision
filled with blind spots and gilding for no reason
Except it’s just where I am
Memories fond because I looked back as I ran

I get sad on rainy days
because I feel like I’m stuck in place
I love the melancholic haze
memories clearer because I’m not running away
Now it’s just where I am
Moments fond because of where I began

Now I wake up ready to take on the world
got the house, the dogs, and my favorite girl
Hard to stay sad as my daughter gives a little twirl
these are the moments around which memories curl
Sunflowers where I am
Grass brightest green right where I stand





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