«specious warmth»

i opened my window today

inviting the mild weather outside

the clean crisp air

and the rarified rays of sun

they all came rushing in

and in with them sneaked

the wily cold with its bony fingers

touching me all over

like drops of frigid water

escaping from the frozen grip

of icicles on fringes of canopies

then

i remembered your hands

and the warmth they had

i remembered your lips

and the air they breathed

i remembered your eyes

and the heart they killed

and i was warm again