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  • Summer Time / Summer’s On — IBJB × PES

    Summer Time / Summer’s On — IBJB × PES

    Summer Time original IBJB illustrated poetry flyer

    Summer Time / Summer’s On
    Written by IBJB · PES / FinalE production

    Slick with the sunlight slidin’ in a side street shimmer
    Uptown energy in a down south simmer
    Mid July magic with a midnight glimmer
    Movin’ like a melody meltin’ in mirrors

    Everybody textin’ me you ready?
    I be like gurllll neva
    Runnin’ on adrenaline espresso and whatever
    Traffic on the Parkway tryna test my endeavor
    I’m a summertime storm with a soft gold tether

    Motor revvin’ reckless with a rhythm in the chrome
    Every block buzzin’ like it’s callin’ me home

    I’m wearing
    foundation on my face
    still embedded with his smile
    Windows down wind wild
    whole vibe in a spiral
    Bassline banging
    like it’s beggin’ for a trial
    It’s summer time
    Summer’s On and its hittin’
    like a long lost rival
    And the PES beat so dense
    it could warp the vinyl

    Pushin pedal to tha metal
    ohh damn!!
    Now
    that’s a fine brutha
    A lil picnic side panic
    I’m tryna arrive in time
    while the food still covered
    Damn near
    got whiplash and hit tha curb
    Tryna play it off
    like somethin fell in my shirt
    haha
    ( tryna look kewl)

    Phone blowin’ up
    like gurllll where you at stop!
    But I’m already three turns deep
    bout to hit tha block
    Tryna get to tha cookout
    before the baby-back ribs drop

    Aunties in the kitchen
    with the pots on blast
    Uncles in the yard
    talkin’ loud ‘bout the past
    Kids runnin’ wild
    like they built to be fast
    And the whole block smell
    like a memory cast

    I been running all day
    talking shyt thru text
    Like backyard politickin’ is a flex

    DJs playing music
    and we sooo outside yo
    Sun bout to set
    and I owned the amber glow

    Take a pouting selfie post it nd say
    I guess he dumped nd ditched me
    I was really rollin solo all weekend
    But I just posted it for attention

    Cmon

    Tha phone ding
    Location pinged
    he said I seen ya post
    FaceTimed said I’m too fine
    to be out with ghosts
    (I knew that’d get em)
    He callin me but he standing close

    Restin in my feminine and I can appreciate the pressure
    Everything bout em
    makes my senses stir
    He flashed that million dollar smile
    classic pinky and thumb 🤙🤔
    telephone gesture

    I giggled wit a wink
    to give em the right notion
    The ‘come closer’ hand motion
    I’m giving all the choosing signals
    He came over smelling so good
    The chemistry was undisputed

    Baby C’mon
    Lookin like a hungry wolf
    ( I know this oud for you boo) 😂

    He said I smell delicious
    Peppermint pop lipstick
    wit that long-lasting satin finish
    rockin a fringed linen long shirt dress with a slipstream sway
    Heatwave halo locs in a rose gold spray
    If you ridin’ better slide
    I don’t wanna wait
    cuz the night too young
    and the sun too brave

    Summer’s on baby
    and I’m meltin’ the day

    Whole vibe buttery smooth
    til the DJ got bold
    Played some bullshit so sudden
    damn near froze the soul
    I looked around like
    “ain’t nobody stoppin’ him??”
    Started mentally planning
    a summertime heist for the aux cord again

    ~~ IBJB 🎙️