little lights

II

Do you remember in the summer,

When our cheeks were never slick with tears

And our wallets were only ever full for a few hours

Do you remember how content we'd look,

Sprawled out in the grass without a care in the world,

Eyes shut, unaware of the future pain we'd feel

Do you remember in the summer,

How crazy we were, thinking things could stay the same in the fall

Believing that everything would just...

Fall into place.

Do you remember how truly idiotic we were, 

Sipping virgin pina coladas and discussing classic American literature

Arguing about which Maroon 5 album has the best love songs

Do you remember the elephant in the room that summer,

The summer we decided to stop worrying for a while

To just enjoy each other's company and not...

Stress over the future.

I remember the look on your face come September,

Our lives mapped out, courses set to different continents,

And I remember the shock when I ran into you in October,

You were an inch taller and just as beautiful,

I remember what you said to me as I ducked my head and ran off,

Something about my nose still being in the books, right?

Do you remember when we were friends, in the summer?

Where has your heart traveled off to since then,

Pick pocketed and incinerated by a girl with long, athletic legs

Leaving me wondering, as I crack open another book,

If the glory of our summer had all just...

Been a dream.