Don’t Blink

To the people who have never watched the sunset, this is for you
Find a nice spot to look out into the distance facing the west
Whether you’re watching with someone or not, watch, listen, be amazed
If its still there, wait, it’ll go down
The place you go doesn’t matter, all that matters is that you can see it
If you hear your friends talking and laughing say to yourself ‘I’ll be right there.’
As for the kids playing across the street, don’t mind them either, they help the mood too
As it starts to go down watch carefully, clear your head, focus on the sun
Don’t holler to your friends and don’t watch the kids play, don’t even blink
If you blink it might be gone before you know it
The sounds of the kids playing turns into birds singing and your friends laughing turns into a memory rather than wishing you could be with them
Before you realize all this had happened the sun is gone
The clouds are turning darker shades of pink and orange
You don’t want to leave even after its down
If you don’t do this that’s fine, but if you do, show someone, tell them ‘hey, that kid that read that poem on stage was right’
But don’t blink, it might be gone soon