pink boy

you see a loud boy
outside the window
sledding
on the hill without
his shirt.
his skin is pink,
glowing
towards red.
he is the only
boy there,
the rest are young
girls his age
bundled tightly
in striped
scarves and coats,
wool hats pulled
down over their
ears. he has decided
that this is
the way to win
them over.
to be fearless
to show them
courage in
the face of wind
and falling
snow. it will
be a long life
beyond this day
for pink boy.