cold man
a 7-stanza haiku about warmth (with an emoji prompt)

This post is in response to an emoji prompt by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), from this article!
The below haiku is based on a true story.
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An old heart patient Has thin blood and drinks iced drinks Complains that he’s cold
He wears lots of clothes Long sleeves even in summer People laugh at him
He complains a lot Others get annoyed with him He’s a cold ogre
The frustrations rise No one understands his plight He wants to be warm
He gets by himself Turns heat on in the guest room He’s warm and happy
Heat makes others sweat This man just wants to be warm He’s cold and weary
So he stays quiet And wears a lot of clothing He’ll be warm later
Tagging Dennis De Silva| Kit Campoy | Tim Ebl | Samra | J.J. Pryor | Sarah Paris | Brajendra Kumar | Jennifer McDougall if you’re up to it and anyone else interested in today’s prompt: 🥶🤡👹⚡🎉🙀💜 — what words can you stitch together from these emojis?
