Sunshine in a Glass

This isn’t jewelry.
It’s a drink on an empty pier
when everyone thinks you’ve already gone home.

You carry “sunshine in a glass”
when you want to,
and when you don’t —
because it always lifts you up a little.

The colors are there,
like the Aperol you accidentally spilled on your dress,
but drank it all anyway.

You don’t wait for summer —
you carry it with you.