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The Summer That Was

I had been planning this big long post about how challenging this summer was, but then I thought a short poem might sum it up better. I was going to add another verse about how we all got sick, but I figure this is enough. This is also the reason I hadn't posted for so long: I wanted this post finished before writing anything else. Anyway, here it is. The Summer That Was Twas a Thursday in late June, A heat to make you choke And as the day wore on we found that our AC had broke. A simple fix we hoped for, And so we called the man "Can you come take a look tomorrow?" "Yes, we surely can." But sad news was delivered: Prepared for prolonged thirst Because the part you need will be sent August 21st. And so we mulled our options In triple-digit heat Deciding that, without a choice, this challenge we would meet. And so a few days later, The summer trials grew My company informed me "There's no longer work for you." We dug a litt