Her skin had baked
Into a deep bronze
When she felt
A statuesque presence
Blocking her sun
She didn't see
His sea green eyes
Just then
They would would burn
In her memory for decades
Uninvited he sat comfortably down
On her faded flowered bed sheet
Their skin lightly touched
Intentionally she thought
Making his introductions
With charm no man his age
Should possess
She whispered her name
And he'd spend the summer
Rhyming it with his own
His nose and shoulders
Showed traces of red
Where the sun had kissed him
Maybe too much
They played daily games
Of hide and seek
She never laid her blanket
In the same place twice
Some days he found her
Some days she found him
Eyes searching
In anticipation
Hearts beat faster in 90 degree heat
He'd never seen skin quite like hers
Thought he could lose himself
In her curls, forever
Seagulls taking flight
A child's squeals
Waves crashing
Sand encrusted radios blaring
Faded into the distance
They lived for the sound
Of each others voices
She knew he was dangerous
Friendly rumors disguised
As advice against his quick
Movements; when the crew
Came calling
Lips grinning and fingers caressing
Her cheek, signs that he'd return
and he always did
Cradled in his arms
He made her feel safe
She could close her eyes
Nestled against his bare chest
He smelled like the ocean
She wanted to swim inside him
His salty lips stole a kiss from her
She knew then
That she would go anywhere he asked her
But he didn't ask
And she didn't go
The battered boardwalk
Remained the parameter of their love
Bound by the Atlantic
They lay on a bed of sand
Soaking each other in
Summer wasn't the only thing to end
She closed a small part of herself
love
heart
spirit
youth
sensation
It would always belong
to him
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