The Sun Does Not Listen To Anyone

A part of me desperately hopes 

the sun will stay 

even for a few seconds longer.

I know it will not,

I am not enough 

for the sun to delay for me. 

The sun does not listen to anyone,

not the rich who have everything 

anyone could ever want, 

not the poor who deserve everything 

that is taken away from them. 

The sun does not listen to anyone, 

not the demanding 

who seek to profit off its warmth

or the selfless

who hope to brighten others’ day.

The sun does not listen to anyone, 

it remains true,

consistent.

I hope one day I can say the same.