I sat under the bright blue sky
Drunk and in awe
I told the sun to shine a little longer
Refusing to sit in the shade,
I soaked up its rays
And when sunset came
I stood tall and demanded it rise up
To shine a little longer
I ran after it when it disappeared
I yelled for it to return
I ran after the fading light
searching for it high and low.
It was out at the seaside,
When I found the sun lowering into the waves
Hiding behind the horizon
out beyond my reach.
I demanded for it to rise up
To shine a little longer…
All the limbs in my body
Crashed into the sand
And I cried
at sunset
Under the dark
black sky
I sat alone.
Night had come
But I was not satisfied with day…
—
Natasha Parnian has recently finished a BA Dip Ed-Secondary majoring in English literature and Ancient History. She works as a casual teacher and is a current Masters by Research student at Macquarie University interested in the historiography of the Greco-Persian wars. Her poetry has been highly commended in the 2014 Positive Words Short Story and Poetry Competition. Email Natasha at: Natasha.parnian@students.mq.edu.au.
Feature image: 白士 李/Flickr.
