Days like today
Where the sun seems to be falling from the sky
And scorching rays feel like the only burn
I want to receive
While knowing you, though
It won't stay like that for long
In the minute it takes
For you to swing me around
To the beat of a song
I used to love
Before it became an obsession
After I heard you hum it one day
I'll remember to wear my sunglasses
When I look at you
Because you shine so brightly sometimes
So brightly it hurts
I know you ask for a lot more than this
But I can only try so hard to weave baskets
Of memories that
Will convince you that I'm different
Or something
Days like today
Are the ones I take for granted
Because I can't sit outside
Some quirky cafe
And be jealous of the way the wind plays with your hair
While we talk about how much we love seltzer
On a day like today
Where the company of myself
Is something even I can barely handle
I cannot help but feel comfort
Knowing this is how it always has been
Knowing it's bad luck
To think about you too much
It's days like today
Where I realize
That I give you way too much credit
I wonder now
If you're taking the train home
Looking out on a day like this
And finding your hands shaking
Because it reminds you
That you aren't forever.
I remind myself
You aren't forever
But the sun has already slipped beneath horizon
I bite that necklace between my teeth
And pray to anyone who can make this last
Just a second longer
