september

hot september sun,
in bare bone,
i bow you welcome,
you in whom am born,
and gave me this hue,
that they call my complexion,
a livery of your baking heat,
that tans naked bodies,
basking in beaches,
covered in cream,
and glasses,
shields to your temerity,
scars you inflict,
wave!
welcome your companion,
oh cold nites,
we turn and twist,
buried in heavy cotton,
and wool,
a fortress,
welcome you September,
the cursed month,
that took me in,