the mercury
in my thermometer
is frozen.
the blood red drop
has
slid
down to the last
number.
perhaps it's time
to turn
the heat on i tell
her,
as she shivers,
caked in ice, from
bottom to top.
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About Me
- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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