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A Song For Summer

Farah Abouzeid

existential coffee for breakfast

by the pool there is a buzzing sound

a low fairy hum

always something to build or being built

drawing maps on the backs of our hands


(i count the trees so that i can remember)


on the trail a sudden spell

in the middle of the night

a backyard funeral and

a glass jug with something yellow inside

bubbling

when i go home i will sleep and sleep

false promises of tarts but

the forest will wait

the crows will be nearby

these are the instructions

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