Ode to Summer

Toffer Garcia-Tiña

Summer, summer, I waited for you for ten months.

But now that we were together, what shall we do?

I failed the tests- shall I take those classes with you?

Take those classes? Of course not! We were together!

I want to earn so shall I apply for a job?

Have a job? Of course not! That was no fun to do!   

My friends are on the beaches so shall we also?

Go to the beaches? Of course not! I hate sunburns!

My friends are at home so shall we pay our visits?

Pay our visits! Of course not! Do not bother them!

I am broke so how then can we have our cold drinks?

Cold water? I always had cold water in dorms! 

I have these films here- shall we watch them together?

Watch films again? We already did it last time!
Summer, summer, shall I sit and read books again?

Summer, summer, shall I just take a nap instead,

Dream of you and I in places we never reached,

And things we never did yet and never had yet?

Summer, summer, what a boring old friend you are!

Summer, summer, I waited for you for ten months.

But now that we were together, what shall we do?

Summer, summer, I had always wait for you dear

But when we were together, the question remains:

What shall we do? What shall we do? What shall we do?