once
she listened to holiday music in July
it was just as sweet as
eating ice cream in the winter,
when an abundance of snow
has collected and
you shiver in your pajamas
but that does not mean
it had the same effect
once
she took a razor to her flesh
it was just as painful as
an unexpected paper cut
from the thickest edge
an ephemeral tattoo
but that does not mean
it had the same effect
