i am the sun
and everything is brighter than it should be
people are smiling because i'm back and brighter than ever
said they missed me while i was gone, it wasn't the same without me
i don't believe them, though
i see how their eyes squint when they look at me
they smile, then complain about the heat a second later
i don't blame them, though
it kind of feels like i'm melting
i am the moon
and things are dark again like i knew they would be
now that i'm back, everyone stays inside like they're afraid
they whisper whenever i'm around and i am the only one who seems capable of noise
i should have expected this (of course i expected this)
everyone's afraid of what's lurking in the dark
everyone's too scared to get close
i don't blame them, though
i'm just as scared as they are
i am the sun and it's scorching
the heat should warm the darkness from my bones but i think it's reducing me to nothing
i never thought i would long this much for the dark to come back
i am the moon and it's freezing cold
i feel whole again but in the most terrifying way possible
i sort of don't want the sun to come back
i am the sun again and it's a beautiful mess
i shine for everyone but myself
i am the moon again and it's cold but i think it's home
i can finally see the stars
i am the sun i am the moon // k.
-dedicated to jules
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