“The Last Party On Earth” by Shannon K. Winston (Poetry ’18)

The Last Party On Earth

Let’s pop champagne & watch the bubbles swirl in our flutes.
Let’s play Twister & feel our arms & legs brush against one another.
Let’s feel July lick our backs as we slip into our swimsuits.
Make a wish and watch it flutter kick the summer air.

Let’s play Twister & feel our arms & legs brush against one another.
Take my hand & show me the fireflies dying against the night.
Make a wish and watch it. Flutter kick the summer air,
shove a chocolate in my hand & tell me I’ll be alright.