Poem by Alanah Hunsdorfer
I can’t help but see you in summer
hidden in the sunshine
peeking through leaves of trees
In the taste of the apricots
hanging in my backyard
the ones hidden at the top
the ones waiting to be picked
Or in the smell of the sunscreen on my skin
I remember putting it on last week
and wondering why I found you there
What a silly place to hide
and yet I keep searching
Looking for you in the flowers outside of my house
pretty in a way that’s overlooked
pretty in a way that’s almost unexpected
taking you by surprise each time
I see you in old photographs
a glimpse of you in a smile
a hint of you in a pair of eyes
I can’t escape you even in my dreams
You’d think that’s where I’d truly get to have you
but still I’m on the outside looking in
watching the show but never being in it
Sometimes I think that’s exactly where I want you
Close enough to touch
but just out of reach