Endings are not always
As peaceful as sunsets
Nor sunsets are as salubrious,
Serene and scenic as they seem.
There is a demon in every sunset
That pulls the sun away from me
And gulps my blue ink,
Just leaving behind a drop of red
And my quivering quill repudiates
To inscribe anything,
For the red smells nothing less than
The stabbed sun.
Endings are not always
As poetic as sunsets
Nor sunsets are as metaphorical,
Mellifluous and magical as they seem.
There is a cacophony in every sunset
That pulls all the melodies from my ears
And rip up all my rectos,
Just leaving behind a dried leaf
Where I can neither write about my sun
Nor sketch his face,
For my memories are fading away
With every inch he takes
Towards the horizon.
Endings are not always
As inspiring as sunsets
Nor every sunset wants
Me to clean my tears
For I know,
There is a sunset in me
That never lets me rise.

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