The cold freeze passed your skin and froze the bones
Her flight was that day and it was frigid
Her cheeks turned red as if her blood was trying to pour out
And warmed her outsides as much as her insides
She never saw a world so white
Because she always lived in warmth
Her world was near the equator
She never saw thick, white snow
She never saw the black slush on the side of the road
Her small body shivered trying to produce heat
She wore my brother’s old gray joggers
They were scuffed and faded
She put on my brother’s old jacket
It was thick and warm and heavy
They loaded her bags into the car
And they had a stuffy drive home
She pressed her face against the cold, hard glass
Her eyes swept over a world like from the movies
Her eyes landed on a white and green house
It felt so open, wild, and free
She knew it wasn’t home yet
But she knew it would be