Sunspots

the weight in your bones

acrylic paint and micron pen art drawn by me {Lila Cave-Park}

Sunspots
emerald green, purple, blue
sun—
is it me,
or is it
you?

I always hold the stare
just one moment
too long.

Peach hanging
from the tree
the sun
gets it ready—

like me,
bruising easily
ready before
you think—
before
you can see.

Your gaze
across the street
watching the white lines
your feet—
never
me.

I should pull away
but I won’t
like I want you to know
how I notice
it all—

the void
the aching
the weight in your bones.

Sunspot across my vision
you dance delicate
block anything else
interesting
you make me watch you—

I didn’t mean to.

The glow catches
my attention
my heart got distracted—
wasn’t truly in it.

Shake it away
squeeze it tight
erase the intrusion
give back my sight.

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