Nicotama blues

there are some places where you would spend afternoons
reclining carelessly like a cat,
without much of a care of time ticking away.

for the month of November, while the mild Autumn wind
cooled the sun’s heat, i allowed the afternoon light to blaze
into my eyes, to cast refractions in my hair.

that way, i wouldn’t let the small slices of happiness
(and the rich taste of the brownie cakes made by Mai)
to slip away into Winter.