it’s summertime again

sweat running down foreheads
friends quickly licking ice cream cones before they melt
forcing laughs between ancient relations
near midnight
they take off their clothes
and jump into the creek
the slimy water somehow refreshing
it being hard to distinguish their laughs from their tears

everything seemed to be baked in sex
but i took off my clothes
and climed into bed
alone
and waited
until the heat became too unbearable
and they all stayed inside
and there they cuddled themselves alone
and breathed
and their nostrils noticed the lack of their scent
and their eyes saw the subtle changes in their appearance
it had only been a week
and more was to come

the heat’s still too hot
and i stay inside
watching everything unfold
waiting for summertime to end
waiting for the end
waiting to start afresh
waiting
i try to remember that nothing lasts
still regretting every decision