Summer Death of You

Sarah Horngren
Coming home
Perfect day
Warm breeze, possibilities
Gardening tools
Police on the street
Summer death of you

Walked in the door
Mom screams
Sleeping bag drops, heart stops
Police in the house
Summer death of you

Hitting the floor
Can't hide
Seeing your shadow, where did you go
Police calling neighbors
Summer death of you

No explanation
Wind changes
Left alone, empty home
Police leave us to it
Summer death of you

Making arrangements
Picking pieces
Red eyes, gray skies
No one to help us
Summer death of you

Ground broken
Heated air
Walking away, wanting to stay
Winter chills us
Summer death of you

Growing older
Milestones happen
Family broken, words unspoken
Who are we now?
Summer death of you

Marriage, babies
Silver hair
Open field, traffic yields
Flowers tied to a pole
Summer death of you

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