Hot as it was,
this summer
barely touched
your skin;
veiled
behind all your
excuses.
The air
thick
and tough
to breathe,
but you sat
and breathed
easy.
I swear,
I could see
your breath
like a
winter’s day.
How did you
accomplish
being so
cold,
during the
hottest summer
on record?
HG – 2021
