Sunlight Girl

She paints with rays of sunlight

Her canvas is the sky

Her brush strokes create the sunrise

With her golden yellow dye

Her light is warm and comforting

A tender touch upon your skin

Because of her the flowers blossom

Where she goes new growth begins

When she dances all the shadows hide

She can chase the dark away

When she sings all the nightmares fade

As she brings the light of day

But she felt she was not wanted

For nobody seemed to see

The sunbeams she created

Or heard her quiet plea

To come out of the darkness

And step into the light

She thought she was not noticed

She felt hidden from their sight

The truth is that they saw her

They knew that she was there

But somehow they forgot

To show her that they care

They never thought to thank her

For each new day's sunrise

Or the way she always painted

The pinks and oranges in the skies

They took her light for granted

And they never said a word

When she chased their nighttime away

Or her morning song they heard

So she thought she was not important

It wouldn't matter if she left

If her light she stopped shining

And she left the sky bereft

Because most people forget

That when something's always there

That doesn't mean it has to be

And you should still show that you care

But we never thank the air for breath

And we always forget the Sun

Until the day she doesn't rise

And we remember where our light comes from.