Summer Died

Alexa’s dreaming now

Drifting off my couch

We walked down streets she’s walked

A thousand times

At 3 AM that night

Under palm tree lights

For the first time

I came alive

When summer died

I didn’t want it to close its eyes on me

I shook off every warning

Sometimes you gotta know when to say goodbye

It didn’t hurt at first

Singing every word

But when I finally cut through blurry lines

I was horrified

Raining in my room

Been that way since June

By the time it dried

I came alive

And summer died

Alexa’s waking up

Water in her cup

Simpler times

I never cried when summer died