let winter come,
I say,
we all want the cold
and the silence.

this summer’s been
too brutal,
this heat has frayed
our nerves

we’re done caring
we’re done feeling
we all want to be
numb

jackets, fires, and
family are much more
warmer than the sun’s
ungodly light

so let winter come,
I say,
let the world be quiet
and its people take some
time to heal