unseasonable july:

it’s too hot for this

sticky air

that presses against you

trapped

in the heat that clings to you

that leaves you restless

bone weary

cold water

drops

on your chin

that slide down

your throat

roll down your neck

drip, drip

like the sweat

beading on your forehead

relief so fleeting

so hot

even in the shade

no lemonade could ever

break this spell

and the fans

only blow hot air

back at you

leaving you

flushed

tired

brittle

like you could snap

from the heat

you think you might

snap

your sanity

is evaporating

like the moisture

in the ground

there is humidity

in its wake

a haze

in a daze

you stumble

through the day

aimlessly

thinking…

it’s too hot for this