Sunlight
you were my sun.
bright, bubbly,
you lit up my world
keeping me warm and lit up on the darkest days.
i wanted to stay with you forever
bask in the warm like a cat
gaze up at the gentle light keeping me sane
but don’t stare for too long!
the light is blinding
you won’t be able to see!
sunlight is funny like that, you know?
draws you in and BOOM!
you can’t see your surroundings.
that’s exactly what you did to me.
i was foolish for not using sunglasses.
i didn’t need them!
the sunlight can’t be that bright, can it?
it can’t cause that much harm right?
what’s the worst that’s going to happen if i don’t wear sunglasses?
boy was i so very wrong.
at first it was sweet
but i was sucked in
i tumbled
and fell
and staring into the brightness
i lost sight of my surroundings.
i was blind.
maybe
just maybe
if i had used sunglasses,
i would have noticed the rain clouds,
or the thunderstorm,
because after all,
the sun doesn’t stay out forever.
but it’s too late now
the storm’s here
and there’s no running for safety.
Hailey is 17 years old and is in 11th grade. She likes to draw, play video games, take pictures, read, write poetry and stories, play music, sing, and...