People Poems · PHOTO-0667

50 down here feels worse than 50 up there

2025-11-10 · Herbin Living

Original typewritten page for 50 down here feels worse than 50 up there by Chris the Poet

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the air here is wetter Rae cei SE a) they say the wind is what makes it cold. - but we got that too blowing in from the beach,, across the bay but I learned it's all about layers the electric scooter she borrowed was a crucible she tried to use her own hair as a searf it was the 10th of November but tomorrow's 11/11, we can manifest thermal underwear and gloves, thermal socks, hugs that temperature's just droppin and droppin 4 was at the beach at 4 0 clock and pshh thank god the car has a heater it goes trshhh trshhh hands rubbin together like frrrrvy frrrrrv we need some hot chocolate or somethin is that pink floyd? yeah, it's called fearless he's talkin about climbin up a mountain anddoing it in your own way, being yourself it's gonna be cold, 48, 49, we're gonna wake up to a tundra but now I have a good ass blanket, it's nice, big, and fuzzy but I'm thankful we don't have to shovel snow put it's kind of magical, snowflakes are actually so small shine on you crazy diamond, you just learn your body just gets used to it, I leveled up on this cold stuff if I keep thinking it's cold, it's cold, it's worse, like pain the breeze insisted on itself in the leaves, don't ignore me these colored lights through my astigmatism's lovely this time of year cigarette butts look like they tried to huddle in the ash tray ut it wasn’t enough, only the table lamp light remains free lance transcribing on a sage smith corona typewriter i Christopher Pineiro, Tati, Jordi, J-Ma November 10th, 2025, Herbin Living, Miami, Fl.