summer sun


days begin
with each night’s end
time in, time out
the light of love shines
and the dark of hate exists
each balances on a beam
weight shifts
forward and back
even perpetual winners
sometimes lose

i wait to see
wait to feel
what tomorrow 
may bring
fortune or misfortune
today is suddenly gone
yesterday, a blinded flash
behind mirrored sunglasses
reflections in a faded sun

like icicles stone-cold in time
jagged frozen moments
hang on life’s eves
waiting to melt
when the warmth comes
but as long as we remember
the unforgettable chill
won’t be forgotten
beneath another summer’s 
bleached out sun