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The Pits of August

August 16, 2022
By hanshopee GOLD, San Diego, California
hanshopee GOLD, San Diego, California
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august is an overripe cherry

bittersweet, the summer window closing

but the desperation and want makes me bite

into this overripe cherry

i bite into the pits of august and spit it out


The author's comments:

Hope is a student from southern California. This was written in an attempt to capture the melancholy of August. As summer comes to an end, the season of summer fruits trickle to a close.


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