NOT SMALL, JUST SIMPLE

  We cluster together, like family,

  peeking out from the same branches

  like newborns rubbing their eyes

  The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

  the moment before sleep has been

  put to bed. We blend into the safety

  of yellow and green shades that take

  the heat when we cannot.

  Shrug off the weary smile of summer heat

  and open a little wider, drinking in

  the shimmer.