Emma

14

Dog Days

Hello, old friend.
Hello, yesterday.
Auntie Summer drove into town
with her cherry-red car and stiletto heels.
Slow down, count the seconds
till I explode, collide with the paper planes.
Once upon a time I was the villain.
My generation's made of hope and lightning,
and we always get carried away.
Next summer,
I want a better world.