Monday, September 4, 2023

getting sound advice

the weather man
in his
three piece suit and red tie,
his brown
shoes
and fancy haircut
advises me to hydrate
and wear white
if i go outside.
he explains how dark clothes
absorbs heat
while lighter clothes
reflect the sun.
i make a note
of that.
hydrate, he says, which
i take to mean
drink liquids such as
water or cold
ice tea.
i ask the screen if i can
put a lemon wedge
into the glass
too, but get no response.
i suppose next
week he'll tell us not
to pick up
snakes on the ground
when we mistake them
for sticks.

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