when you left the town of your birth
it was to reach a shore that you only dreamed of
that shore dreamt of you as well
with its caffeinated lipstick
cherry flavored cigarettes
parachute jumps
and wonder wheels
when you were young you sang songs
when you thought no one was listening
most voices carry
but yours lifts
it drops into the valleys
and canyons
and city streets
rocketing red glare
and harmonizing with natural disasters
what summer means
but can’t quite get out
you sing the songs that fill up the cracks in the pavement
where dreams get lost