I am.

I define myself by summer
When one asks me
About myself.
I am the warmth, the sun,
The never-ending days
Juxtaposed with an inevitable darkness
That brings, in an odd way,
Relief.
I am bare feet and fresh face
I am sun-kissed.
I am laughter.
I am bikinis
And towels
And the business suit
Long-forgotten in the closet.
I am languid, I am fluid.
I am the not-in-a-hurry
Attitude that pervades these
Warm months.
I am stretched out bodies
Glistening with sweat.
I am cannonballs into pools,
Grilled steaks and chilled beer.
I am youthful sexuality free from school.
I am ice-pops an ice-cream and
Delicious icy margaritas. I am summer.
I am temporal.
I am fleeting.

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