Entering- – – –

                 Endless Summer Break

He is not afraid of life but death is an exception,

not his own, but her radiant soul.

Not his own,

             But her radiant soul

                               

 Gleaming  —

                           Under — —

                                            The starry night — — — —

                               

                                   West Coast summer child

                                   A trip to Salvador— he sings 1920s Jazz and a Russian song.

                                   He stands there 6 ft 3 like the Berlin Wall.

Blue shirts, summer rain

He doesn’t speak Miss. Sinner’s language in Budapest

She was a raindrop in the mountains made of stardust.

Television, velvet curtain, a man who wants to conquer the world.

She was a raindrop in the mountains made of stardust.

Where will you go after the end of the world

 Valérie where will you go after your blood run cold

                                                           In this brutal wonderful world.

Downloading- – – –

     Endless Summer Break

She was not afraid of death but life is an exception

not her own, but if his luminous eyes ever turn dim.

Reflecting  —

                           Under — —

                                            The Pacific Ocean — — — —          

Mid-July, Ithaca snows 99 degrees

She said give me a cigarette choke me to death

Christmas, see you in Hyde Park.

But I saw the strength in your eyes

Christmas, see you in Hyde Park.

I saw you standing there 6 ft 3 like the Berlin Wall

A force of nature

Can you light my cigarette?

Christmas, see you in Hyde Park.

                                                                   Downloaded- – – –

               Endless Summer Break.

                                                                   He said

       I am coming home

       Just hold my hand.

Matilda Z. Halen is a writer based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in New English Review, Expat Press, Misery Tourism, and other publications. You can find her on Twitter @mydearmatilda