eternity is just a summer night
all this bliss that lasts ’til morning light
the sun is sinking, bringing relief
i race you down empty city streets
my life is different lately and i don’t know why
clutching the jacket you borrowed, i smell late nights
i turn away from mom when she asks to look at me
i never wanted to be momentary
eternity is just a summer night
i wage war against the lids of my eyes
my laugh sounds during silences
i crumple empty cans with shaking fists
my life is scary lately and i don’t know why
but i still find eternity in one of these nights
anytime we feel too much to bury, we say
we never wanted to be momentary
Poetry