A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 57

Day 57: “Summer”


I get why there are seasons


I understand that in order to fully appreciate the cold

We need the heat

And vice versa


But


I hate the heat

Therefore I hate summer


I can’t differentiate the summer from the heat

From the constant sweating

The discomfort

The blazing sun

The sunburn


I get heat rash from being outside for two minutes


I get bug bites from being outside for two minutes


I get annoyed from being outside for two minutes


I think I could deal with it when I was younger

Because I didn’t have school

But I always ended up being excited to go back

Excited for fall


Now

As an adult

There is no summer vacation

And I think that’s horrific


I know I need to get over it

Complaining won’t change it


But


Maybe


Just maybe


If I’m loud enough


The season will change

And it’ll start to get cooler


I get the feeling that will happen

If I keep complaining for just a couple more months