Iridescent

Sunrises in the South are the most beautiful,
you would know because you fell in love with one
The sillage of its beauty left imprints in your eyes,
so that everything else, including me, is incomparable
And just when you lowered your gaze,
the shores lured you to their oceans,
which I bet you would describe as pristine,
although pristine, like love, is an overused word
iridescent is what I would call it
Then it dawned on me that I can never compete against
the spectacle of all of them put together
But in case you long for the warmth the sun cannot offer,
the waves too harsh to sound like laughter,
let me be the moment you live for,
no matter how ephemeral
And if you ever needed me
I'd run to you with the pace
that defeats the speed of light
The sun may shine for you,
and the ocean a breathtaking view,
but tell me,
would they write about you?