Summer's Lost in Time
Summer came back around like it always does same sun same heat same sky stretched just a little too long …but it doesn’t feel like mine anymore It used to Back when days didn’t end they just slipped into night when the light finally let go Back when you didn’t check the time you just ran with it Feet hitting pavement hot enough to sting lungs burning like catching your breath meant losing something So you didn’t You kept going Sweat in your eyes dirt on your hands grass stains that didn’t matter Nothing did Except right now Everything felt bigger then colder sweeter louder like the world hadn’t learned how to rush yet We stayed out we pushed it we stretched every second thin And when the light started fading —that was it— That quiet shift You knew Run Race the street lights don’t get caught don’t be late don’t let the day end without you Run Like losing meant something Like if you didn’t make it back in time you left a piece of it behind … Nobody tells you which summer is t...