the temperature
is supposed to get
all the way up to
97 degrees

i’ll be spending some time
in manhattan
so it’ll probably feel like
107 at least.

and in the subway system,
underground,
waiting for the train,
oof, maybe 137

but once i’m on the train,
the a/c blasting
will make me shiver
like it’s the middle of winter

(unless, of course, the air conditioning is broken
in whichever particular train car
i happen to enter)

(and i have to decide
on clothing
to fit all those
scenarios…)

(summer in the city is no joke)