SUNFLOWER

    

On good days when you are near

I bloom like a sunflower in daylight.

Faced against the direction of the sun.

Thriving with life and energy

Joy bursting within and through me.

Days when you are far are bad days

Like a sunflower leans on the ground

Withered; sickly, deprived of light,

Awaiting the next source of joy.

Just like a little girl waits for candy

To be brought right in front of her,

I am left hanging until your next text

Waiting for a fresh word from you.

To rain down on me, and bring me life

All other things come to a standstill 

Until the moment you love me again

Enough to draw close enough

For me to breathe your air

Like oxygen through two pairs of nostrils

Your weak affection, my life support.

And I await till the next moment

Where I can shine brightly, beautifully,

Filled whole with the life force of

Your imperfect, wavering love.