Tuesday, January 16, 2024

A REPRISAL

Ancient 
yet childish—
nebulous 

but explicit—
the January wind 

has been
bellowing again,

shellacking 
its admonishing 
breath of right angles 

onto every 
svelte branch 

and bare,
contoured avenue 

and lambasting 
all who dare
navigate those streets 

for things 
we didn't do 

in that bygone year—
but meant to.