St. Thomas More (patron of adopted children, difficult marriages, large families)

I owe a thank you

to the man who coined

the word for what I feel

these days,

even if my definition

is slightly skewed & is even

sweatier than I imagined.

I don’t sleep, even with

all these fans pointed

at my body to cool me down.

I just want it to storm

for a few minutes

while I get my bearings.

I keep waking up

and wondering where

you are.

I don’t remember

my dreams.