after the sunset the grass turns blue
after the sunset nothing is more true
                                than your hidden face on a pillow lake
                                and more false than a social media fake

after the sunset my mind turns green
after the sunset there’s shit on the TV screen
                                turn towards me if you hope to live
                                nothing else needs the power to give

after the sunset the ocean turns red
after the sunset the whales are led
                                to the shore where they need to die
                                so they hope, but face it: nice try

after the sunset the stars blink in vain
after the sunset we ignore the pain
                                of a world suffering from us
                                closing our eyes we hope this will pass

after the sunset the sun turns black
after the sunset she never comes back
                                so the storms will grow to the midnight gate
                                and it will row faster with human hate.

        © Dominik Alexander / 2024
        © Three-shots (image)