WORDS-- Hot Cocoa in my Toes

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The cold bites through my fingertips,

my feet ache from its hex,

piercing ‘round my ears it came,

then through my body next.


Waiting warm inside my coat,

I thought my heart was safe,

but no, unhindered nothingness,

ate through my outer plate.


I sped my pace to heat my legs,

to keep my kneecaps on.

I’m sure my joints are frozen stiff,

where has the warmth all gone?


Imagining a fire’s blaze

encircling the stones,

perhaps a coal inside my boot,

would help my icy bones.


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© 2013 Peter Gillespie