Dog Days

The endless Summer
or the idea of
is a wonderful thing.

And it was
when Summer meant roaming the neighborhood
riding bikes everywhere
spending your day at and in the pool
A blessed three months of nothing to do
before the bell rang again

Now its one hot day
then another
With no relief from the heat
or anything else in sight

You sweat another day
sweat from the heat
the small stuff
the big stuff
and all the in between stuff

It’s all supposed to be small stuff
but some don’t know how to measure
One mans molehill
is another mans mountain
Some conquer
plant their flag
Some don’t make the climb
Afraid of the stop at the end of the Fall

There was a time when we feared neither
the Fall
or the stop
No thought of consequence
We couldn’t fall

After you pick yourself up enough times
you not only think about it
you make decisions based on
how best to avoid it

You hesitate
You sweat
That’s when Summer really ends

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