as the days shorten

rebecca yang

Flecks of sun falling / as we sit / on the fading porch / our legs / brushing warm-glazed / skin
knocking against / softened jeans / in longing / I watch the street / lights dim into / charcoal
smeared on / the ground / washed away by / the garden hose / in longing / I crack open half /
smiles and you drink / them in wiping your / mouth off with a / rounded palm / in longing / rivers
of silver fish / jump out the water / thrash on wheatgrass / glassy eyed / in longing / the sun spins
double / helixes around our / bruised bodies light / refracting off our / chests tanned / backs
pressed / heaving away our / last breaths of summer.

Rebecca Yang is a sophomore at Orange County School of the Arts, where she studies Creative Writing. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. She is also a national judge for the Scholastic Art & Writing awards. In her free time, she plays Bach on the piano.