We’re on your porch
In thick coats
One blanket
You twist the cap
Say
“Okay
Taste this”
Cold fizz
Red tongue
Breath making ghosts in the air
Cherry soda in November
Who thought we’d end up here
Cherry soda in November
Too sweet
But I remember
Laughing till my lips went numb
Thinking we were getting younger
Cherry soda in November
You said
“Let’s stay dumb forever”
Now every time the season turns
I taste that day again
Without wearing gloves
But you still touch the glass
You dare first
Like it’s some big risk
Sticky sleeve
Cracked jokes
Plastic bag in the wind
Nothing big
Just Every small
Bright thing
Cherry soda in November
Too sweet
But I remember
Laughing till my lips went numb
Thinking we were getting younger
Cherry soda in November
You said
“Let’s stay dumb forever”
Now every time the season turns
I taste that day again
