Broke out the heavy socks.
Hiking boots followed.
Then a fleece.
I drew the line at the purple
Turtleneck shirt,
Which I put on then
Pulled off.
Fuck the turtleneck.
It doesn't matter that it is
Forty-Seven degrees.
I am not going to wear
A goddamned turtleneck.
It's only the start of
October.
Sure, I'm hanging around
Outside,
In the rain,
In windy conditions,
But it's too soon.
It's too soon for turtlenecks.
Not too soon for
Winter jackets.
(But too soon for turtlenecks.)
