Sunrise

I
Sunrise, you are so familiar . . . You’ve brought me warmth and light,
You lead me through the day and, in darkness, reveal the moon--which guides my
night,

So wise, to be so reticent . . . You sit so far away, I shall never know you,
You have become my means and have helped to insure that I survive,
So graceful you’ve become . . . Such power that you hold,

II
Where have you gone? I woke to what I thought was morning . . .
But you were not here . . . I was unsure and, in that, I was afraid,
I am so cold . . . Why did you leave? Have I hurt you? Are you alright?
I could not sleep last night . . . I feared the worst. Why aren’t you answering?  
Another day, I’m still alone . . . I awoke again to find that you were missing,
Do you not care? I am still unsure, and still so afraid,
I am cold . . . It does not feel the same.

III
I’ve learned to continue on . . . Drudging through the torment that you have left
me in,

I’m stronger now . . . I wish to have you here, but understand how selfish you
have become,
To abandon me . . . To leave me fending for my own . . . Longing for your return,
So stay away . . . My want to have you here has left me bitter, like your taste . . .
And I’ll continue . . . Despite what you have done,  

IV
I am sorry . . . I have become so anxious--so angry--because I’ve lost a friend,
I do not wish to hurt you . . . Please, return to me, this day . . .  

V
Can it be? Oh, it fills my heart to say . . . That you now touch my cheek, as I
awake,
And caress the fields, that--in the breeze, they--sway . . .   
It is true, however, that I have questioned you each day that you were gone . . .
But it is over,
And I am glad, that you have returned . . .

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