september first?

what do you mean it's the first of september? that can not be right. i absolutely refuse to believe that this is true. where did august go? all of it? i clearly am in denial about the last golden days of summer slipping through my fingertips, despite the unnatural heat and rampant fires in los angeles. the sky was sensational today at dusk. i realize that it was because the wildfires and endangering homes but i couldn't help but stare, there was no use in denying the beauty that was manifested in a burning scarlet ball slowly sinking into the horizon. while i was stuck in the office today i was itching to take advantage of the weather and the last of the season, to be at the beach, running down the sand towards the cool waves and diving in head first. there are few things in life that beat the crisp feeling of the first seconds of being submerged in the ocean. then there's that blissful release of everything in the world, when you're just floating without a care, nothing weighing you down. refreshing.


countdown until the first day of school: 23 days. 23 sweet days of freedom. it really is scary how fast the time goes, only to continue speeding up as you grow older. right when you can actually appreciate the time you have for what it is, the opportunity to make memories, to revel in the little things, the lovely stillness of balmy nights, it alludes you. do you remember the days of your childhood when time seemed to drag on forever and you had to rack your mind for things to keep the boredom away? when playing was the priority, with no restraints of responsibility. youth is wasted on the young, and that's coming from a 21 year old.