Mid Summer Fall
I walked outside this morning
And the air was heavy with the scent of fall
But it was mid summer.
As soon as I inhaled
The memories of you,
Of last fall,
Flooded my brain,
The way I associate memories
With smells is incredible
Things I thought I had forgotten about,
Come back in an instant
Riding around with the windows down
But wearing sweatshirts
It was cold but we were hanging onto the warm weather
And each other.
We’d eat greasy food at 12am
And talk until 3am
Every night we’d find each other
Like it was instinct
And some days I don’t remember everything
But these summer days
Where the air is colder
And smells like fall
I listen to our playlist,
And bask in it
Just to feel it all again.
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I think this poem just ripped my heart in two, because I’ve been there. Especially the part about eating greasy food at 12 and talking until 3. Also the part about smells. Memory is most attached to smell for some reason, so the right scent will definitely bring everything back. Something else I’m familiar with. Thank you so much for writing this.
Nice love poem
nice opening: I walked outside this morning
And the air was heavy with the scent of fall
But it was mid summer.
As soon as I inhaled
The memories of you,
and this one captures love perfectly:We’d eat greasy food at 12am
And talk until 3am
Every night we’d find each other
Like it was instinct