• heat of the yellow
    sun and icy tendrils of
    strong northwestern winds

    intertwine like the
    solstice gum you so enjoy
    it's your new flavor

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    leafless trees are so
    uncommon in florida
    and yet they line the

    streets of this small town
    this is the year I fell in
    love and life's been weird

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    I'm waiting for the
    day when florida's angsty
    rebellion is done

    and life can go back
    to normalcy and winter
    can finally leave

    and I can stop loving you