Look, my friend, the summer is almost gone

Photo by Harli Marten on Unsplash

Look, my friend, the summer is almost gone.
I’ve walked miles of coastline searching through
warm sand for time and now must disappoint
you — the ocean devoured it. How much is left,
you ask. Well, read my lips: “None.” Funny, huh?
Ten years ago, I would laugh at this. Make stupid jokes.
Guess what? Now I want to cry.