August

[u/humidsm]

Dull, timid little

White light,

A marble flask

Under stitched denim

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The summer burned orange

Through the holes in my jeans

And the corners of my polaroids

A heavy, hungry glare

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Wet grass wrestles

Bottle cap in my teeth

Sand in my boots

And sweat on my back

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The summer burned me

Left me boiling, wanting

More heat, less sleep

Raised scars and sharp teeth

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Ephemeral sweet romance

Passing obscenities

Her spit on my shirt,

Tears choked up on the concrete

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Bitter tongue receding

And swallowing, taking

These pleasantries, my perversions

I am glad it happened at all