Desert Life - Sept. 15, 2025

by August, we’re sick

of summer sweat

and mid-February, fed up 

with cold ears and fingers

the scarcity of perfect days means

we’re warm if not on the cusp of hot

or find our zippers somewhere

on the ladder of a lined jacket

we try to stay comfortable in the

micro-climates of relationships

unless you are one of the ones

who’s lucky in love

you’ve already found utopia