Maxwell Baumbach’s most recent poem to appear here was Damn It, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. He has a full-length poetry collection due to release in January 2012 by unbound CONTENT.
Summer Haze
By Maxwell Baumbach
By Maxwell Baumbach
most of this summer
is a haze
I don’t know
if it is because
nothing too great happened
or if it’s due to lack of sleep
but
I don’t really remember it
these are supposed to be
the most important days
of my life
one of my last
real summers
but instead
all I have is fog
and
if things keep going
this way
I won’t have you for long
either
Yes, life is short and fleeting.
Maxwell, this is so sad. It breaks my heart. I hope this is good poetry and not true.