winter

quotidian

normalcy, like eating two segments of your friend's orange

after your vocab test

 

like looking out the window of a Starbucks placed

almost anachronistically

in the backyard of the forest

 

like sipping a too-sweet coffee and watching

the rain fall

like the barista telling you to have a nice day

because they're paid to, not because they care

 

like pulling your coat closer around your body

and huddling into yourself to avoid

the worst of the wind

 

like turning up the car radio so you don't have to listen

to the ghosts in your head


like everyday things and sunrises

that turn today into tomorrow
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