I Want the Sun

On I say. On we must go The time is right, I feel it head to toe I've never seen the sea, I do not know it's waves I want to walk to Africa, it is the sun I crave On I say. We must go now Another day of dormancy I cannot allow The happiest days of my life were when I ran away Farther and farther I went it did not matter which way I had never seen such long and colored days I wanted the sun in my eyes ablaze We have to leave. Let us set out I want to know what life outside this town is about Let us cross the desert, we'll go as far as we can Then we'll go back to Africa and thus begin again I want the sun I say, I want the sun in my face I want the sun at my back, I want the sun every place I want you to be with me I don't want to go alone Please say you'll come with me, or don't, either way I'm gone This poem is inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse. It's one of my favorites and I wanted to pay it proper homage.