i worry
i have infected
the weather with
my bipolarity
the constant
shifting has
the entire city
reeling as it
goes hot to cold
rubberbanding
in a raucous
refusal to stay
the same momentarily

lavender flashes
embers flaring
in excruciating
hymnals to surrender
as the dreary gray
infuses a refusal
to silence the
inclement agonies
growling in fury
in gelatinous folds

shorts and a hoodie
an unartful defense
against a city caught
in menopausal refrain