-Shania Mathew

no more chocolate cigars to swirl in hot coffee,
no more hitting snooze for twelve more minutes of warm quilt goodness. 
cup noodles were our excuse to stay warm amongst many other things.

the sinuses gradually melt away
while the sun licks the lawns in the mornings again
making it perfect for spaghetti straps and citrus dates in the football field. 
the capture of turtle necks now free,
toes are ready to wriggle in the breeze.
when the cold shower hits my back, i don’t shiver.
it escapes the scruffy towel and it’s scrubby wrath,
drop
by
drop
meandering.