Shoot For the Sun

By Laura May 11, 2016 I woke up this morning and she wasn't there I looked in her eyes and saw that vacant stare I woke up this morning and felt her phantom pain It spilled out from my heart and spun around the drain She heard the call and so did I We felt the pain that will not die She met the ghosts and found me there Through drifting dreadlocks in her hair Don't tell me where salvation lies It's not the time to find my eyes We made a case to save the day Misguided dreams got in the way I get out of bed and wash my face And I see a ghost without a place Where disjointed truth becomes another lie Let's re-bend the light and let this rainy day dry So she picks me up from our creaky wood floor She says "you're with me; so don't worry anymore" As slaves to the cycle of our complicated mess We aim for the sun; and never ask for less