step into the sun, you said
it's the sun you need to capture
and every time we stepped
barefoot, carefully,
we had seconds to let it warm our backs
before it slipped
and the shadows found us
so we chased the light.
We live in forests, you and I,
waiting for the cracks in the horizon
weaving our way through
needles bending and touching hard edges,
our shadows the threads trailing behind us
step into the sun you kept telling me
as my skin grew weary and thin
and the memories of you standing at my knee
pulling on my skirt
at the kitchen window
disappeared.
I am trying to keep the light, my son
I remind you
as the flour no longer hits your face
as you're not little anymore
and your shadow thread is so much longer now
but we chase the light
as it fades anyway
I will step into the light one day
and wait for you to find me in it.
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