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Evelyn Jey

Evelyn Jey

Summer Tastes Like

Evelyn Jey

Summer tastes like
Rain, and running
And crying into wood,
Like smiling but
Never meaning it–
Like her
With her butterfly shorts
So green
So blue
Yet falling fast and rushing
Because eyes are jeweled too–
It’s not just the sunshine.

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Some

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Hold her, Soft against you, She’s afraid to look down. Hold her, Your fingertips on hers,
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Infantile

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