#56 This is how it's meant to be always

an ode to summer, 2024

You, me, this is how it’s meant to be always

I jump from the train or the tram to the bar after my

Family holiday how have you been I can’t wait to see you 

I fly to Barcelona to meet you at the hotel and kiss your cheek I'm so excited for this family trip lets go get coffee!

I walk a kilometer or two to the station to pick you up and then we go to the Negen Straatjes let's go to that empanada place we tried last time, I loved it

This is how it's meant to be, always

My hand in your hand

Everything about the summer is warm and familiar, probably because back home it's always an endless Summer for me,

Everything is warmer! Even the people are,

Can you believe we've waited for this season for so long? 

Jump in, the water's perfectly cold,

They're jumping off those rocks and into the ocean! 

They're wearing their bikini bottoms lying down topless! 

Everything spreads endlessly before you, this is how it's meant to be always

It is warm and technicolor even when the heat breaks and rain is exploding

This is how it's meant to be always

You get on a plane and we meet somewhere sunny, look, buy a magnet, take a souvenir with you, here's a necklace, the silver's glistening

This is how it's meant to be always

We are together, sweaty, and we're tired, and we're happy