July

By Aliyah Miramontes 

i fall in love all over again in july

i wait for it like a child who hopes to steal cherries

they never get caught and i run away just as fast

from all those past months which made me forget 

the sweetnesses of your lips on mine

i’m head over heels every single july 

i hold onto the words we shared late in the night

they keep going in my head like a broken record player

we chase each other in a field of daisies

i fall into you and i remember what being alive feels like

all year round

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