We Turned Off the Sun

We Turned Off the Sun

By Bruce Clifford

We turned off the sun
I can’t see the face in front of me
We turned off the sun
I forget what I was supposed to be

We shut down the lights
The air is not something you want to breathe tonight
We turned off the dreams
Feeling lost and afraid as I’m falling apart at the seams

I don’t know
Don’t go
Can’t feel
Can’t hear
Can’t see
Don’t go
I don’t know

We turned off the sun
I can’t smell the scent in front of me
We turned off the sun
I’m not sure what we were supposed to see

We shut down the schools
When I was there I broke all the rules
We turned out the lights
Spending the days and skipping the nights

I don’t know
Don’t go
Can’t feel
Can’t hear
Can’t see
Don’t go
I don’t know
I can’t believe this

We turned off the sun
I can’t hear the steps behind me
We turned off the sun
I can’t tell if you are a he or a she

We shut down time
I once thought you would become mine
We locked all the doors
I’m trying to remember what came before

©4/18/2020 Bruce Clifford

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