I didn’t earn the sunset
November 21, 2007
I didn’t earn the sunset,
that shone across the sky
I didn’t make the sunshine
first smash then bend then fly
I didn’t make the ocean
that stretches off for miles
I didn’t get the waves to crash
and spray upon the sand
I didn’t make the gulls
whose cries mix with water and wind
I didn’t make the sand
that I squish between my toes
All I did was come here
to this place already made
I just had to come here
and all these gifts just came.


