It's cold
when you arrive,

that elusive warmth
grows to be too much,

inescapable
as dawn's first light through the crack in the blinds

unwelcome

as dawn's first light through the crack in the blinds

inescapable
grows to be too much,

that elusive warmth
when you arrive,

it's cold

She felt that to sip from the chalice of due consideration, would not only delay the inevitable to such an extent as to nullify the experience altogether, but leave her so drunk with anticipation that she would render herself unconscious before noon.