no. 13 - shine

I have learned to make my own light, and to appreciate the beauty of the night sky.
Still, one of my favorite things will always be the way the sun will set and rise.

Y’all have been my sun, my entire life, and I don’t know how to explain my fear, I don’t know if it can be described.

Any day, you could resolutely choose them and walk away
Any day, you could choose to never see me again
Any day, you could decide

And I know I would be alright
I know I would survive
I have been through a lot
I will shine my light into the dark
But it will never be the same
It won’t be like your comforting rays

That knowledge,
That understanding,
It hurts more than anything
To know I would just have to keep going
And the thought of you leaving?
It scares me to death as I shine
At the end of every evening

- By E.V. Seegmiller -