shades_of_summer
raze
amber
light
turned
the
leaves
a
darker
shade
of
summer
.
storm
clouds
pelted
the
back
of
my
head
with
something
cleaner
than
what
comes
out
of
the
tap
.
i
wasn't
thirsty
.
i
shielded
three
morsels
of
an
uneaten
meal
with
the
flesh
-covered
parasol
i
know
best
and
brought
them
back
inside
so
they
could
dry
out
before
being
broken
down
by
enamel
caught
in
a
constant
state
of
regeneration
.
there
must
be
two
terminal
teeth
nesting
in
the
coiled cage
i
call
my
chest
.
why
else
would
i
feel
my
jaw
clench
like
a
hand
that
doesn't
know
it's
making
a
fist
until
the
first
blow
has
already
been
struck
?
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