SOMETIMES I SEE A SCENE IN MY HEAD

Sometimes I see a scene in my head -
like the sun rising
while a man sits
cross-legged in the sand
in black pants
and a coral green t-shirt
while the clouds slash
at the blue sky overhead,
and I want to write it down.

but I know that I must sleep,
or know that I will forget it,
or know that my work is more important,
and it is a tragic thing,
but I have to leave it unwritten.