
With the first truly cold night, a part of me begins to shrivel. The dark, the zero temperatures, and I don’t thrive. It must be borne, as others in direr circumstances must bear hunger, homelessness and war. I know this. But I shrink nevertheless.

With the first truly cold night, a part of me begins to shrivel. The dark, the zero temperatures, and I don’t thrive. It must be borne, as others in direr circumstances must bear hunger, homelessness and war. I know this. But I shrink nevertheless.