my winter coat

my winter coat

 

I take you with me these days

everywhere

regardless of weather

or movie screens

or

the various showtimes

of distance

 

because

the world is a cold place without comfort

complete with meticulous penguins

and

icebergs that pick on their own feet

with broad daylight

 

that’s why I keep your pockets

in my pockets

and smile as they become

intertangled

between our pockets

and I don’t feel

so alone

 

 

 

(an old poem found in a forgotten red folder found in a desk the other day that’d been forgotten too)