It was a midsummer’s kiss
a slight touch of the lips,
and I found myself falling,
you were enthralling.
It was a midsummer’s dream,
things aren’t always as they seem,
life’s not what it’s been cracked up to be.
Blinded by midsummer skies
my eyes told lies of love passing by
and I tried and…
Nobody questioned us
why there were orange leaves
stuck between our hair,
or why our hands were smeared
with hardened sap and dirt,
and why there were grass stains
ruining our shirts.Nobody dared ask,
why our cheeks were flushed
as though a rose’s color
were drawn from its petal,
and…
You wanted lust,
I gave you lust; moans,
groans, handprints on
foggy windows, an
unkempt bed.
You wanted sloth,
I gave you sloth; working
while you lazed around,
every so often the
process changing.
You wanted gluttony,
I gave you gluttony; you
mourned over all you
needed to,…










