Time to heal
Redressed wounds take forever to congeal
Tender blue remembers how it feels
Yellow cotton, pangs forgotten
Numb skin, vellum thin and sterilized
Shiverin' fool, navigates in warm leather, shades, and wool
Teens celebrate warm weather and sprint from school
Classes forgotten, innocence ill-gotten
Prelapsarian, shouldn't you warn them?
Inside, turn up the heat
And turn on all the lights
Shimmer and squint
And brace yourself for night
Pound the plaster
Hear the cats purr from rafters
Stop that laughter
