Homecoming Flag

A red cloth quivers
on a late spring breeze.
Speak Summer!
When you took your leave
you injected a poison
into me.
A playful chase commences
with my other heart.
The other life pump of my soul has returned.
Speak Friend!
When the tides of time brought
you home,
they gave me back healthy veins.
That viper's weapon
no longer encumbers our games.
I will catch you soon enough
and wrestle you to the floor.