Carousel Blues

[newsclippings]

I only remember summer nights
when rain battered
my town - birthed steam fogs out of manholes,
built lakes from driveways, blinking--
I couldn't help but stomp, splash,
kick road to the carnival.

-------- Right-o, changed some words because I like them better tonight.

I only remember summer nights
because that's when rain would pummel my town,
birth steam fogs out of manholes,
create lakes in neighbors' driveways so large--
I couldn't help but stomp, splash,
kick road to the carnival.


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Alternate version:

I only remember summer nights
because that's when rain pummeled my town,
birthed steam fogs out of manholes,
created lakes in neighbors' driveways so large--
I couldn't help but stomp, splash,
kick road to the carnival.