Summer of the Gun

Now that you know
 Do you feel safe hidden in plain sight?
 Extend the hand I thought I would follow
 Cum-soaked cracked concrete, the summer of the gun
 His voice had a short moment of echo
 With a promise that burrowed inside me
 And like an echo, it took a while to fade
 As he tried to guess my age
 Fragile worlds worldbuilding, I'll meet you there
 It's softer seasons fade, you'll feel it in the air
 And all of that feedback you have in your ear
 Blurs out all memory of each blurred out year
 Me and you won't speak again
 Still tell yourself I'll always be your friend
 Northbound, east side
 And did it feel safe keeping a veiled life?
 A living conflagration is throwing my shadow
 Now burned into pavement, the summer was not done
 Asks me softly, "What brought you to these ends?"
 "It gives me back a part of me I've lost"
 Then hands me all that I asked for
 Eyes cast low and says I'm worth more
 (I felt the sun come through the drugstore window
 In softer seasons, your bruises all clear
 And even if I change, I don't think you'd know
 A softer season that lasts for a year)
 Me and you won't speak again
 Still tell yourself I'll always be your friend
 The leaves will fall slow, unobserved
 And I'll be strong, I'm strong here in this world