When I Close My Eyes

By Marlena O

When I close my eyes i can see it so clearly

Hands joined together,

Running down the street in the moonlight

Filled with the adrenaline of rebellion

Hoodies thrown over bathing suits,

Hair tangled from the air,

Salt on our skin

No matter how many showers we take

Of all of them, 

Our story is my favorite chapter, 

One i wish would never end, 

But like all good things, we have an expiration date. 

This summer is lived on in photographs

In scars from falling off our bikes,

In the faded strands of pink in our hair, 

Our memories wont ever die