Orange Crystals

Little shards on my windowsill

Caught the first light

Standing still

You said

“Take one

It’s a piece of the day”

Pocket universe

Tucked away

Orange crystals in my hand

Tiny suns I understand

Hold them up and the world turns bright

Burnt sugar and tangerine light

Orange crystals

Make me stay

In the glow of a halfway day

I was gray till you let them fall

Scattering color on my walls

We got lost in a thrift store aisle

Found a jar

Dust and quiet smiles

You laughed

“Guess we’re hoarding sparks”

Saving brightness for when it’s dark

Orange crystals in my hand

Tiny suns I understand

Hold them up and the world turns bright

Burnt sugar and tangerine light

Orange crystals

Make me stay

In the glow of a halfway day

I was gray till you let them fall

Scattering color on my walls

When the nights lean in too close (oh)

And the sky feels heavy and low

I tip that jar

Let the embers spill

Little flames dancing on the windowsill

Orange crystals in my hand

Tiny suns I understand

Hold them up and the world turns bright

Burnt sugar and tangerine light

Orange crystals

Don’t fade out

Stay a flicker when I doubt

I was gray till you let them fall

Now I keep fire in a jar on my wall