be cautious

summer heat;
the hazy pavement-rippling waves
sprinkle seeds into the
earth
and bloom love, fabricated.
humidity consumes the mind
and separation anxiety sets in.
summer is like an epidemic,
a disease.
it comes in stages, intensities.
it infects your body
cripples your mind
and feeds you insanity
through your open, willing mouth
expecting thirst-quenching water,
and instead being force fed
deception.

summer and all its stories
are a lie
just don't get caught, stuck in
them.

i am this season