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polar vortex

January 10, 2025

2:30am, it’s cold in the South,
25 degrees outside these walls,
heater broken, won’t shut off,
fan is stuck in “ON” mode,
We fold blankets against the doors
to cover up the cracks,
the ones that will let sunlight in
when morning comes again,
For now I sit, wrapped in red coat
from my mother-in-law,
watch for random snowflakes,
drinking cherry bubbly.
cfblack 1-10-25

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