glad the sun is out today
i stand outside just to
thaw my bones for a second
eyelashes and cheeks tilted up
toward the brightest bulb
that has shined this week
last time i felt warm inside
was the day before we said bye
just three simple letters that
brought with them the ice age
the cold rush

i have no care to be
the crazy girl standing
in the middle of the road
beaming because
the solar flare never dies
i die you die but
she will shine eternal.