too long

       i stayed in the sun for too long

the salt water turned my hair blonde

                                                              and you were so sweet

                                                              how you stared at your feet

                                                              until you finally turned your eyes to see me.

                      it would take me too long

                                  to tell you all the good I come from

                                              that made me like this

                                                               soft as mist

                                                    and how I learned the pain of too much tenderness