Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

Typical Houston Weather

It is hot here.
The kind of weather you pay
thousands of dollars to have
in winter.
The kind of weather that thaws your bones
and renews your faith
that Spring will come again.
Walking with my dog,
I see the small green buds
coming out of the ground.
The ones that will bring the tulips
and the daffodils.
I am like those flowers
buried under ground
for so long
I thought I would die
before I would ever feel the sun
on my head again.