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Charlotte Chung

Dec 2022

 

Jackets are for cold days

for when: 

• the snowflakes fall so delicately

That they pierce the skin on your cheeks

• you’re craving a warmth, or solution

to a problem you’ve had for weeks

It’s tiresome, but you try

And if She insists, indirectly,

it’ll be your turn to cry

But jackets are for bitter days

and when the frostbite from your fingers 

begins to reach your heart,

You’re going to reminisce and wish 

that you were earlier to start

And when all the snow falls, 

you’ll be sorry to even argue

with the resentful environment that turned blue

Because in truth, 

that jacket always stays with you

 

Jackets are for all days

for when:

• the snow-children you built all melted

and made you turn dry

• you’ve lost your footprints in the snow, 

and now you’re scratching your head,

standing there, wondering,

“Why?”

 

But don’t forget to take it off,

because jackets trap heat too

So be careful not to overheat

Or it’ll simply overcome you

And yet, you wore it,

and wear it,

Because it’s all you’ve ever known 

 

It just goes to show how much

you wish that you were grown