Sunsets

Sunsets are turmeric splattered across the sky,

Rainfall, your mustard seeds sputtering on the fry.

I hold onto your flavors like a chili left out to dry.

If you sifted my layers,

Boiled down every dream,

You'll know I never went away

No matter how it may seem.

Stay longer?

No, not just longer;

I want you for more,

Could you stay forever…

Stay longer?

No, not just longer;

I want you for more,

Could you stay forever...with me?

Goodbyes are awkward; touch the feet before you go.

I struggle for the notes now, you'd have heard what I don't know..

I left my ego with my comfort at the door.

If you distilled my madness,

The metaphors too,

You'll see my phrases fell in place

When the downbeat was you.

Stay longer?

No, not just longer;

I want you for more,

Could you stay forever…

Stay longer?

No, not just longer;

I want you for more,

Could you stay forever...

No spoonful of sugar can make this medicine go down..

I cannot face a sunset when you’re no longer around.