August Drips

August Drips began with lyrics scribbled in my journal during a grey August day when my mood shifted to blue—just like that. Realizing there was a song in these words I began circling those that popped; much like the game word search. Lyrics to August Drips August drips away,
 sun slips slowly,
 drag the heat into water
 fading, fading. Chasing the sun into too soon,
 Grey is the loudest, heavy to moon. Blue skies blur,
 summer’s breath heavy.
 The nights stretch,
stars adrift, Heavy is my heart. The sun chases blues into too soon,
 Grey is the loudest, heavy shouts the moon. Air’s thicker somehow now, but not like it was before. No Mirage, beads of sweat, just heat— too heavy to breathe, too quiet to sleep. The sun chases blues into too soon,
 Grey is the loudest, heavy shouts the moon.-JBR