You come around like a breaking sun
Surging its way through a horde of gray
Outpouring yourself in intervals of 2
Easy to follow but impossible to reach
You gleam in the most unprecedented times
And you fade into the iron flock
Willingly
Slowly
Passively

In intervals of two you follow me
As I imprint myself on the flesh of the earth
Playing with her tide
In and out
In and out
Till her foam curls around my toes; pastel seashells tucked away in the soft grain
Sleeping soundlessly among the disruptive giants who threaten their slumber
She provides a temporary distraction within the bounds of your playground

In intervals of two you appear
Kindly
Softly
When you do I run
Springing myself into the foreground of figures who loom high above me
Anemic, gnarled; towering overhead with their shadows
Into the stomach of the pines
You and I embark on our game of hide and seek
Outside your native territory
You’re a stranger in my realm
You navigate clumsily
Reflecting off the ferns and moss
Your rays illustrate juniper gracefully
Her expansive terrain; a platter delicious enough
For a naive traveler to indulge themselves in
I seek you slyly among her lethal grounds
You conceal yourself carelessly
Yielding your power to me
Retiring your vigor
You always want to be sought after in my domain

You come around at your scheduled hour  
Prowling
Springing onto me
With spite I wonder to myself
If ever anyone has felt the suddenness of your rays
With envy I swim farther into the belly of sapphire  
Heaving among its brute force and boundless depth
Trudging through its insides; its obscurity comforts me
As I dissolve into the oblivion of blue
In your oasis, among the company of entertainers
I wonder if you relish in their act
As you do mine
I wonder if you look down upon them with the same look
Of assurance
Safety
And sweet disposition  

In intervals of four you expose yourself to me
In another form
One far less intense
Away from the hives of people who crowd under you
To receive their dose of serotonin
You appear in white silver
Like the bands that wrap around the stones on my fingers
You appear with delicate grace
Accompanied by an ensemble of crystalized beings
You glow with ferocity as they draw my gaze  
It is my admiration you seek relentlessly
At this hour I retire my trudging and dance sweetly under you
And in turn you bestow a passage for me
One that leads me to an edge so close to you
It is tempting not to reach for you  
It is tempting not to sleep under your glimmer
Knowing when I wake the horde will take your place
And I will stumble down my path of despondency
A trail too familiar for me to dispose of
Leading me to my hideaway of faceless giants
…
Upon entry
I wonder if you’ll ever unveil yourself for anyone else in the way you have for me
-c.alejandra