4

each day
getting darker
minutes earlier
&

getting colder
so my window
stays
&

feathered
blankets
come out
&

i will need you to keep
me warm
-Hannah


sounds travel in ripples up stairs, through walls
this heat needs escape, it needs room to breathe
with one twist, muscle memory recalls
turn it off, consciousness begins to leave

a few short trips help to change surroundings
three times with knees leaning up against a chair
dreams are welling up while thoughts are drowning
through this darkness traveling elsewhere

direction does not matter, left or right
away is a place, a destination
hours pass like minutes, day into night
plans need a last-minute cancellation

fall's chill enters through the drafty window
pull blankets closer, close eyes, then thoughts go
-KM