Friday, October 31, 2008

electric heater vs the cold

It's so cold in my flat
Towering Victorian windows invite currents
underneath jagged window panes
The landlord says real wood doesn't line up perfectly
So he refuses to send a carpenter
I spark incense to clothe the humble naked air
A small electric heater her nemesis
Shorts the flats tiny circuits
Punished for countering her countenance
Shivering I sit in the dark