I Shine Brighter With You
By Aditi Vakil
Dawn will always break, they say
You make sure of it every time
You’re the sun that always rises
In fact
You shine twice as brightly, too
And make all forget there ever was a night
Look on the bright side, they say
You guarantee everyone sees it too
You’re the match that lights the lantern
In fact
You’ll bring out the mirrors, too
Multiply the light and banish every shadow
Beyond the stormy seas there is land, home, they say
You bring good tidings every time
You’re the dove with the olive twig
In fact
You carry people and animals, too
And make it seem the ship’s already docked
There’s a silver lining to every cloud, they say
You prove it every time
You’re the golden boy that always seems to find it
In fact
You find the weakness in the clouds, too
And rip them apart at their seams
Be like him, they tell me
You radiate happiness all the time
You’re everything that’s right in the world
In fact
You’re simply perfect
And make it seem so easy to be
But I’m not like you, I try to tell them
I don’t know if I ever can be
If you’re the Sun, I’m Polaris
If you’re a flame, I’m a raindrop
If you’re a dove, I’m a gull
If you’re a storm-breaker, I’m a rainmaker
They don’t think I’m trying; they dislike me
But I don’t live for them, do I?
If you are theirs, I belong to
The traveler in the night
The drying dying forest
The lonely sailor bound to sea
The parched desert nomad
And who knows?
They might just love me.