NOT SMALL, JUST SIMPLE


    We cluster together, like family,


    peeking out from the same branches


    like newborns rubbing their eyes


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    the moment before sleep has been


    put to bed. We blend into the safety


    of yellow and green shades that take


    the heat when we cannot.


    Shrug off the weary smile of summer heat


    and open a little wider, drinking in


    the shimmer.