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keep art alive; art by kelly vivanco

forgotten saturdays
yesterdays
lemonade stand driveways
sidewalk chalk bubblegum flavoured
never ways

she tangles daisy chains and grass stains
late night coin operated washing machine dreams
she asks the mislead father time
why has the moon gone bad
again

bounce the ball
pick up the jacks
one by two by three by four

finding answers in the skinned knee boy
kissed chapped lips like love
rose bush scratch scars
bloodletting
happy endings

she wonders where he left the remnants of a daughter
hair curls and five snaps down the backside
osh kosh
sears clearance sale
dirt
tear stains
wisp of a promise
blown out candlelight birthday cake
shut your eyes

one by two by twelve by fourteen
she grows and grows
he never knows
(written by me)

i know where the summer goes ~ belle & sebastian