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Frost Bite

Audio Recordings, Ranch Life, Relationships / February 3, 2019 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
On the prairies they know
that you have to use snow

In January on the Wood River
the laces got wet and then stiff
and could not be untied

Walked the whimpering long mile home
in one frozen skate and one warm boot
part of my foot and all my toes
numb and milky white

On the prairies they know
that you have to use snow

Too much warmth all at once
can bring the feeling rushing back
with more pain than you can stand

I have since learned
- and this is the sad part -
It is the same way with the heart

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