July

J u l y

Loving you is like snow in July-
unnatural, out of season,
a miracle the world would only call a mistake.

Loving you is like snow in July-
a blessing wrapped in sin,
something holy enough to want,
filthy enough to regret.

Loving you is like snow in July-
beautiful, impossible,
a prayer I should have learned
to stop asking for,
long before it learned my name.

Loving you is like snow in July-
never meant to happen,
a prayer that taught me
some loves exist only
to punish those
foolish enough to feel them.

By Luis