~Wasted Summer~
Summer days
slowly waste away
as I lay in the front lawn
staring up at the sky.
I smile at the sunshine
while it proceeds to turn
my skin a painful shade of red.
Summer sounds fill my ears
and my senses melt into a puddle
of emotion.
I splash it away
and continue with my stress-free
sighs and smiles.
The sprinklers click on,
but I'm too lost in thought to notice.
My skin is cool with beaded drops
that sprinkle every couple seconds.
I begin to wish all days were like this,
and that life's biggest problem
was that there just wasn't enough daylight.
Summer days
slowly waste away,
and I'm enjoying every wasted second.
~Marjolein (15)~