Easy


︎︎︎ Rhiannon McGavin

︎ May 15, 2026

2 parts water 1 part sugar
Shake it
Let it sit in the sun
Leave the syrup out in
Secondhand glass
For the hummingbirds to come

Say it’s gonna be simple
Say it’s gonna be simple

One look at me and I know
I’ll always remember your birthday
This could hurt but right now it’s summer
Tell me it’ll be okay

It’s all so simple
It’s all so simple

Sunlight through your godmother’s window
Woke us up wound in white sheets
The waves outside were the only thing
Last night talking in your sleep

Some of the sailors
On your grandfather’s boat
Would’ve been arrested
If they ever touched the shore

So they kept to the sea
Looks more and more like me

One day it’s gonna be simple
One day it’s gonna be simple



Rhiannon McGavin is a writer from California.

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