Simple truths
outweigh failure’s successes.
Each day that love
grows inside,
a part of you
keeps getting
more and more confident
that nothing bad
will ever happen.
Just when you
let your defenses down
and before you knew it
you’re the story
that everyone is talking about.
You never truly saw
this day coming.
Forget love,
and all its feelings
sit outside under the sun
work on that tan instead.
A tan that helps
you look all healthy
until you wake up
looking unlike
all your youthful friends.
The sun is love,
it feels so warm and energetic
a vitamin D source
coming from somewhere
we don’t fully understand.
Until one day
we’re told we’re dying,
the sun’s rays to blame.
A toxic source indeed
the worst kind of radiation.
Today you won’t care
because loving is
something we don’t think about.
Later on in life though,
when it falls apart
all diagnosed
it’s time to start
wearing a little sunscreen
avoiding the sun
avoiding love.
The temptation
is always there
feeling that good again
love-torn addiction
lying under the sun
happy to be in love
until it leaves its mark
making our skin glow
and looking
all healthy beautiful.
