Summertime Is Here

Summertime is here And I can already hear the birds singing The bees buzzing Travelling from one flower to another Sucking the nectar they need for their honey Or rather, our honey Once we invade their home and take what is theirs The sun is out to bake my already burnt skin Making me a shade darker Turning my caramel-coloured skin To a dark chocolate ebony beauty Summertime is here Streets filled with laughter Schools out, freedom has arrived As the children run up and down Calling out to each other The tune from the ice cream van invades minds As people hum to it Over and over like a broken record Smiles plastered on their faces From the pleasure of gently sucking on ice lollies A welcome relief to dehydrated lips Summertime is here Flowers are in bloom My once dull garden Now a shade of every colour Butterfly and ladybug Alive again As the earth spins on its rightful axis Lovers are out Sharing kisses under big oak tree A lover’s nest Their laughter filling the air As they lay on their blankets Summertime is here Achoos and misery befall me Runny nose, like a water hose Itchy eyes, an unexpected pleasure Drowsing me, slipping in and out of consciousness Summertime is here And so is my hay fever