sunset train

i watched a sunset through a train window in case it was difficult to guess

brought me to tears. isn’t life so agonisingly lovely?

enjoy <3

not to sound cliche

but i really like sunsets

i like the death and the life,

end and beginning

the everythingness of a sunset.

i could stare at her forever

for all time

and i would never complain

never look away

just keep loving

i wonder if sunsets are vulnerability

if sunsets are the Earth baring her soul

and her heart to us

smiling as she shows us the most beautiful and precious part of her

maybe sunsets are goodbyes

maybe they’re a farewell to the pain of yesterday, a nod

to the linear nature of time

yesterday was yesterday

today is today

tomorrow will come

maybe sunsets are a reminder

a notification to say thank you

to remember how pretty life is

how beautiful everything in front of you is

i feel maybe i’m the only one who sees it sometimes

who sees how wonderful everything is

maybe i’m the only one

maybe this world was constructed for my eyes

no one sees it like i do

no one sees the awe like i do

i look at the sunset

i feel put back together

i feel complete inside

thank you sunset

not to romanticise my life

but i swear i’m so happy

i swear i’ll do good

i swear it’s all so beautiful

am i really the only one who sees it?

i’m so grateful i can

barely breathe

i’m so grateful i can

barely feel

anything but happiness

the hazy purple skies

and muted pink clouds

are burned into my brain

a constant backdrop to the

buzz of my life

thank you sunset

you sweet reminder

thank you sunset

you beautiful entity

i like how this train is mine

this sunset is mine

this moment is mine

frozen in time

forever stuck here

in this sunset of mine

this frozen moment

where everything stops

everything holds its breath

just for a beat

maybe stopping is worth something.

the gears of life must stop to be oiled

the motion of frenzy must pause to facilitate for growth

so pause with me.

stop.

so as i ride my sunset train

into the depths of bliss and oblivion

and plummet away from earth

i like that maybe it’ll all have meant something.