& she needed to get away

summer of romance

board shorts and two piece bikinis

she needed him to get away.

he never understood that. pair of brake lights

a crumbled address

and our song on repeat.

she’ll be back before you know it-

summer tour-

a rented jeep

movie dates and shopping sprees

fed our summer fantasies.

skipped classes and broken bed frames

only lecture here was whispers of tomorrow.

tomorrow was far far away

landing eleven cities over an-

the brake lights blinded-

hand  still waving

car has been gone for hours.

in the gutter as the sun rose

sweeping winds pushed him-

she...

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