almost ten
in the morning.

Bright sunshine,
blue skies.

I dare not
look outside.

Unable to
face the truth.

it’s a seven
degree day

and temps
don’t move.

Winter ain’t
my season.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.