Look at it. Just for a minute. Go on.
Beautiful, right? When the sun dips just past the horizon and the sky turns from a fiery red to a soft orange, then from a light pink to a pale yellow. Then the whole sky darkens and the first stars come out. Breathtaking.
My brothers don't get why I love it so much. And if they don't understand, nobody else in the gang will. Even Johnny might think I'm a little nuts. Truth is, I can't really explain why I like it. I mean, sure, the colors are amazing and it's peaceful, but it also…I dunno, kind of…gives me hope.
Go on, you can laugh. I know it sounds dumb. I just mean- well, the sun goes down, and it gets dark, and it kind of looks like the end, you know? But then you start to see the stars and realize something just as beautiful is about to happen. It makes me think about life; like, something happens and it looks so bad you don't know how life can go on. But then you start to see the bright spots in life again - sometimes they're small, but they're there. And it takes some time, but you realize life can be just as amazing as it was, even if it's a lot different.
Man, if Dally heard me, he'd think I'm a nut. I dunno, maybe I am. Guess I shouldn't be rattling on about stuff like this - I mean, I am a greaser; I've got a rep to keep up. But it's nice to be able to let my guard down when I know it's just me sitting on the back steps watching the sunset.
Reminds me of that poem I heard once, that line about 'Dawn goes down today, nothing gold can stay.' Don't know what the guy meant by it though…
I dunno. Guess I'd better stick to keeping up a front around everyone and only relaxing when I know there's no one around, when it's just me and the sunset.
Nothing gold can stay…
I'll figure out what he meant one of these days.