Prelapsarian

Time to heal
Redressed wounds take forever to congeal
Tender blue remembers how it feels

Yellow cotton
Pangs forgotten
Numbed skin
Vellum thin

Shivering fool
Navigates in worn leather shades and wool
Teens celebrate warm weather and sprint from school

Classes forgotten
Innocence ill-gotten
Prelapsarian
Shouldn't you warn them?

Inside
Turn up the heat and turn on all the lights
Shiver and squint and brace yourself for night

Pound the plaster
Hear the cats purr
From rafters
Stop that laughter