East Coast E.
Summer's Silent Impact: Matt Pond PA's Poetic Journey
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It stopped raining against the windows
Reflecting on a pause in the rain hitting the windows
In the late days before July
Describing the period just before July
We used our bodies against our reason
Engaging in physical actions despite logical thinking
As we threw ourselves from in to outside
Describing impulsive actions of throwing oneself from inside to outside
Through the glass we'd pass the graveyards
Observing graveyards while passing through glass
The speed was part of killing our time
Speed as a way of passing time
Our mouths were moving suggesting promise
Communication with suggestions of promise
Smartly promise can change into lies
Warning that promises can transform into lies
Caught in a car you weren't driving
Being in a situation without control
Wondered where they'd let you off
Contemplating where one would end up
Before the impact you smiled
Smiling before an impending impact
Before the impact you said what a great summer night
Recalling a positive remark about the night
You were looking at your fingers
Observing someone focusing on their fingers
You were counting for control
Counting, possibly for self-control
I'd never heard so much quiet
Experiencing an unusual amount of quietness
I'd never heard so little breath
Noticing a lack of breath or conversation
Or so few of your words
Highlighting the scarcity of spoken words
Ahead of safety we'd gone much farther
Going beyond safety limits
Faster the trees blurred the lines
Increased speed causing blurred perceptions
The last few moments the seconds slowed up
Perceiving time slowing down in critical moments
As the tires pointed at the sky
Describing the dramatic positioning of tires
Caught in a car you weren't driving
Reiteration of being in a situation without control
Wondered where they'd let you off
Revisiting thoughts about where the situation would end
Before the impact you smiled
Smiling before an impending impact (repeated)
Before the impact you said what a great summer night
Recalling a positive remark about the night (repeated)
Extras get on the set
Mention of extras entering a set, possibly implying additional elements or events
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