wool

look i'm in the search for wool

stockings and sweaters and all sorts of good things

to keep the skin warm and tickling

rather than cold and dead-looking

wool in orange

bright brazen red

and oxblood she read

was "cool" back in eighty-nine

and now that she has grasped timeless time

it must be "cool" again

but then what is again and again?

she doesn't know anything any more

but that's okay - the teachers say

grab a ball of yarn

and stitch away

cover yourself in blankets

breathe in an autumnal basket

sit beside the fire

let go of all desire

and bask in wool