Awaken Shaken
By John R. Greenwood
Swallowing hard, pains like a pine-branch
caught halfway down
Sweaty shivers and throbbing temples bring back
memories of school days missed long ago
Peeled back blankets reveal hesitant bodies and
wobbly legs whimpering to return
Ice filled ginger-ale glass soothes a
crusty fire-coated throat
Returning to bed I curl up and burrow deep like a
winter-ready black bear
J.R.G.11.7.10
