Once, she was the Sun
And oh how she shone
Her golden hair fell in rays
Effortlessly framing her face
Contrasting the tan skin
Of her shoulders and back
Her eyes were so bright
They could blind you
If you stared for too long
Their light too pure
The warmth of her laugh
Was a gift to the world
It could make frost melt
And flowers grow
Her light sparkled and gleamed
Only growing stronger
As her world grew darker
Seemingly endless was her light
But the night had his ways
His darkness encompassing
He seeped into her cracks
Seeking her flaws and her shames
And before she knew it
She was no longer the sun
Just an empty, dim shell
With no power to tell her story
But once, she was the Sun
And oh how she shone
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Interesting poem I enjoyed it especially cause it symbolizes your chosen name on mypoeticside.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
WOW SUN-GIRL THIS REALLY IS A POEM ! Six perfect free verse quatrains - which perfectly tell your story ! Golden hair - Bright eyes - Warm laugh - Growing stronger (I love this Lady !). Then - overcome by DARKNESS - No longer the Sun - an empty dim shell ! This verse made me shed tears. However the opening and closing doublets give me hope "But once she was the the Sun ~ And oh how she shone !" Memories are made of this - Thanks for sharing and caring - BRIAN
Brian you are so sweet!. Your reaction to this poem is exactly how I feel about it. Thank you so much.
I am not into confessional poetry,
but Thanks for sharing with us your true life story.
They say that only a flower that falls is a complete flower,
while when it comes to the sun,"you can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.”
It would shine again...
I love that! This poem definitely stems from personal experience, though it is dramatized a bit for the sake of the work. I'm going to remember that quote about the sun for sure
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