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Sun by Rachel Lovelace
from Legacy 2007
Sun
by Rachel Lovelace
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The sun shines in the sky
cheerfully illuminating the purple violets
on the window sill and the courtyard below my window.
The light stings my eyes as it shows me life
hurrying by outside.
I shrink back; the vivid light hurts.
I wonder if the Sun is as happy as it appears.
Maybe the Sun is just going through
the motions behind a happy facade,
only shining because like breathing
and getting out of bed the morning, it's merely a habit,
done in an effort to eclipse the deadness within.
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