farewell to summer (poetry)

Summer is coming to a close as I am fully settled in my new place, and school/work is beginning in a couple weeks. I wanted to share some of my simple creative works that I wrote this summer as I was finding so much joy midst new people, new experiences and still covering up old wounds. The rejoicing of life within the stagnant, the overcoming of obstacles, the purest joy in the city, summer rainstorms, and all that good stuff. Simple poems that highlight my emotions, my growth, my summer. A goodbye ode to one of the best summers I have had ... maybe ever:

dear

think i've reached a new level

where the flowers bloom just because

not to spite the drought

not to praise the sun

think i've reached the point

where i don't care what is done

only how to build a future

how to have some fun

what's that feeling deep in my bones

where the nightmares have no place to call home

how'd i shed all the what ifs and fears

the summer rain washed it clear

i've moved on from you, dear

the literary devices of you

you're a metaphor

for that train you barely missed

running to the platform

but just barely slipped

you're like that simile

compared to something you are not

not a man but a boy

not a child but still fun

you're everything at once

and nothing at all

contradiction and compromise

fight for their lives

and i'll fight for you

like the summer storms fight the heat

like the flowers fight this concrete jungle

and they win, every time.

doing just fine

feeling kinda fearless lately

feeling kinda giddy

thought maybe you'd remind me

to get a grip

but i just want to run down Seaport

and drown in my messiness

funny how i'm sinking yet feel so light

still figuring this all out

but it's going alright

no one on my mind

few people on my heart

but that's just how I like it

and i dance all the way home

longing

sweet, cherry lips

i'd like to put on mine

i am drinking you in

like this dark red wine

sitting on the table

in the sullen light

i've wanted you

for so long...

summer routine

i lit the candle and let the flame burn

i walked 10,000 steps today

and it felt like air

i opened my window and let the city in

i danced in my kitchen all day

and thought i was a fairy

stuck my shoes in my closet

took out the trash

romanticized the little things

that i knew would never last

living a dream in a overheated city

August humidity

living a hope in the dense jungle

my home

love you guys,

Nina Lee

(image found via Pinterest)