on your desk i set a tangerine a relic of a winter quickly passing i'm reminded fiercely of a summer i watched the cemetery grass on my stomach you hate the wind blowing through buildings the coldness of fire blister of a mountain stream when you broke down that night your aunt / you never have been / you shook that night / seasonal affective disorder is real you mutter under your breath on the highway the ant carries an orange peel past a headstone it carries her nearly as often i set a tangerine on your desk an engagement ring winter-returned