2021/12/19 #poetry Despite my joy at the appearance of the sun on this cloudy and expected to be overcast day, despite my desire to be out of the house, to experience the world and to move in an unconfined way, I stay where I am. My thoughts are on the cold. By no means is this close to ice but to me it has that edge. I know that the right clothes will mitigate the chill but that doesn't make it inviting. It makes it loom larger that I must prepare to fend off this specter of discomfort. I also have my excuse of a thousand and one things to do so, going outside, while nice in theory, is not a priority. And yet, considering that going outside would keep me from doing those things, again it entices me.