Summer’s Death
August is here again
And with each passing day
The golden star who’s spying
Gets lost at sea
Earlier and earlier
And I feel I’m mourning something
Which hasn’t yet died
//
I dress in colorless garb
And head to a funeral that’s
Happening in the future
//
I’m weeping for my youth
The love that knocked on my door
The books read in the sticky embrace
Of that nosy star
I’m sobbing for my carelessness
The fourth martini
And the kiss shared after
//
When September arrives
And the funeral actually begins
I’ll be yearning for this feeling again
I’ll put on my blue jeans
I’ll melt in a classroom
And I’ll wonder where you went
Posted Aug 29, 2022, 2:08 AM UTC · edited
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