Rez Boys in Winter

poem

Photo by Voicu Horațiu on Unsplash

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We were the brothers
with only two pairs
of shoes. Last year's
basketball sneakers

were this year's
snow boots. We wore
jean jackets for
winter coats. We walked

recklessly across ice
and frozen mud. 
We punched our legs
to warm the blood.

Our bare hands were
our only pair of gloves.