Numbers of Summer

Twenty nineteen— a blaze so fiery

Between two souls who saw each other clear

Two zero two zero came with tiring

Showed that anyone can confirm our fears

But once we see our worth, we’re past the worst

In twenty one, only real love, no hurt

Already it’s not just another year

See, in summers past, someone I know well

Bathed herself in flowers, sunshine and hope

As lovers bask in the heat’s hearty swell

It would last for a time, then seemed to go

Despite sweaty brows, hot-as-hell long nights

Even an abuser’s warmth will turn cold

That’s when she counted as each summer passed

Entries in bright colored journals on grass

Tears kept her skin cool and pain kept her safe

She won staring contests with clouds in dazed

Flurried affectionate offerings for

The universe to grant her something more

Now she counts blessings, not warm wasted days

She fell so deeply for a man so brave

He opened his heart, his eyes, mind, and lungs

It’s sweet as summer inside of his hugs The mission she’s on now is of large scale

To help the others remember their worth

So the sun can light the way, and love prevail

The Solstice of love, the longest war won