frantic footprints are framed
on white streets where the
temperature suddenly
dropped
from
83
to
13

there is no normal now…
they left home in tank tops,
flip-flops, shorts and short sleeve shirts…
but in the blink of an eye—chattering teeth,
shivering shoulders caught out…
trudge home to hoodies, down
jackets, boots—cursing this
Chinese
hoax!!