she is the perfect hue
of red and orange
breaking through
a deep blue and purple sky

she scatters on both ends
of the endless horizon,
extending her radiance
from north to south

she peeks behind sleek clouds,
gleaming upon matter to matter,
leaving dark shadows
at the rear

she is fiery but comes with
and fondles brisk air
leaving hints of yearning
in the hearts of her admirer

they say her beauty is a curse
that turns everything she touches into gold
then later deserting
the souls that ache for her to hold

she is a thousand sunsets
that retreat beyond the perspective
making one last appearance
between the sky and the ocean

plunging her charm once more,
revealing her infernal grace
she is a thousand sunsets
that i have to chase

i can feel myself
physically fading
like a dreamer's dream disrupted
completely disappearing
and soon forgotten

i can feel myself
drifting into the void
like the promises you uttered
but were never fulfilled
and soon forgotten

And then her heart changed.
Or at least she understood it.
She fell in love with a girl,
more than she is allowed to admit.

you always say her name
i can still hear it,
every syllable,
even when i sleep.

ricocheting incessantly
inside my hollowed brain,
as if it was my own
to remember.

until i wished for it to end
and to my surprise, it did.

but even then,
i never heard you utter my name
in replacement of hers.
instead, i stopped hearing
from you completely.