oil

You forgot to order the oil
This month
With the coldest day of the year
Coming soon!
in Boston

But no worries for you
because
Your boyfriend lived nearby
with heat

But I would have to suffer
Your forgetfulness
on an inflated air mattress
and a space heater
You hastily bought for me

And the chore of feeding
Your two cold cats
more food than they wanted
as we stared at each other
in a triangle
thinking the same thing

while we knit a hat
that wouldn't be finished before
the icicles rendered
my finger useless