Under the mask of dusk, with fireflies lighting our space,
\nWe pass the bottle and tell tall tales.
\nThe heat of the booze leaves us feeling strange,
\nHappy, lethargic, and energetic all at one time.
\nSparrows zip and zoom along the treeline,
\nCalling for the others to play along:<\/p>\n
Summer! Summer! Summer!<\/p>\n
We have too much time on our hands,
\nToo much energy in our youth.
\nWe are looking for love, we are looking for a fight.
\nWe are fortified by the drink and tales of bravado,
\nWhich we all know are untrue but we want to be those people.
\nSo we lazily seek excitement; we are sloppy in our longing.
\nWe stumble and slur and sputter,
\nWe howl at the moon and call to the stars:<\/p>\n
Summer! Summer! Summer!<\/p>\n
We steal candy bars from the corner store to prove how dangerous we are.
\nWe catch fireflies in our cupped hands and then let them zoom away back into the night.
\nWe walk through the neighborhood, passing the cottages and Cape Cods,
\nTalking of the big adventures that await us in the fall,
\nWhen we all have to go our separate ways again.
\nBut for now we call:<\/p>\n
Summer! Summer! Summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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