Tagged: freeze

in the middle of

in the middle of
winter, we worry about
overheating, fire

hazards, and we pray we don’t freeze,
huddled under the same roof
.
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we feel the approach

we feel the approach
of a deep freeze within our bones –
time to layer up
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: freeze

not crying in the

not crying in the
shower because it’s cliché
allows for half a
dozen other options,
like turning the valve
all the way to the
right until the heart
clinches, or turning
it fully left until
conviction melts.
then there’s always
the option of turning
it off – some people
consider crying
in the shower,
while others
stand in long lines
waiting to fill their pails
.
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more often than not, we

more often than not, we
rally around the
words, perhaps even
a masked
meaning, freezing
ourselves in the
face of a moment,
glittery, special
.
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with you, apologies

with you, apologies
come after a long
numbness, stripped
down to every
joint, then
a requisite
freeze
before arriving
at the doorsteps
like Spring unhinged
.
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