01/25/2026
I can’t stay quiet. / So I stay warm. / Pulling heat from my home base out / into the extremities. / For there are streets to walk and whistles to blow. /In an ice storm,/ when the sun breaks through, / when time stands still for one second, / in winter. / on the frozen frontline of my own heart beating / for what I know must be protected; / our humanity lies exposed on the tundra./ we can’t stay in / we must wrap up the roses/ we must be ready with a blanket./ Dear, neighbor,/ there is a terrible storm amongst us / and we must stay warm.
