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Summer
with one last bell,
the girls are emancipated, but
still chained to this destitute town.
now they extend their summer arms,
and throw their heads back,
eyes closed and hearts open.
with squinty eyes,
the dazed boys wake and
only half-remember the paths
they traced through town last night
with their summer legs
the swelter is stifling, but
we stumble out into the heat,
swap summer smiles,
and drag our feet on cracked concrete.
as the fog clings to our street.
we zip up our summer skins,
so bittersweet.
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Had to reread this one as well to get the flow (maybe it's just because I'm watching a lifetime movie at the same time...lol..). I really loved the lines "now they extend their summer amrs, and throw their heads back" "they traced through town last night with their summer legs" "we zip up our summer skins". But I think maybe you should change the line "swap summer smiles", I like the repetition of the word summer, but I don't like it in that lin. Try using a summer-y adjective, i dont know? Like "swap sun-kissed smiles" or something.
Overall, I really love this poem, it seems as though this should have more comments, I may even add it to my favorites!
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