Crickets—Chirping
Toads, Frogs—Croaking
Owls—Who-ing
Coyotes—Crying out at the moon.
You and I—Laying in the back of that old Chevy Maroon pickup. So close, so safe, so in love. No care in the world.
Your arms wrapped around me.
My head on your chest.
Your lips pressed against the top of my head.
Our hands.. Tangled together, perfectly.
As nature sings, around us. You whisper, “I love you, baby. You’re all I’ll ever need and want.”
A tear falls from my eyes.
—Not because I am sad.
—Not because I am hurt.
—But because for once in my life.. I felt “love.”
This is.. My perfect Summer night.