Asphalt melting ‘neath my feet
Summer’s hot breath in my hair
Concrete radiating lifeless heat
Dark sunglasses’ empty stare
Everywhere
Scorched smell of baking dirt
Cicadas sawing through the air
Salty sweat-soaked sleeveless shirt
Sunlight’s harsh reflective glare
Everywhere
Dew trickles down an iced-tea glass
Brittle leaves whisper in the glade
The thirsty rustling of the grass
Chairs rock gently in the shade
Everywhere
Sprinklers splatter droplets ‘cross the lawn
Children giggle, run, and play
Adults watch, and hope for the dawn
When autumn will bring a cooler day
Everywhere