Shiver

Billy Mata and The Texas Tradition ai Quihi Gun Club

It is the 4th Saturday of the month and I should be two-stepping at the Quihi Gun Club to a real live country western band. Authentic country music only. Recent radio pop frowned upon as an abomination. Tradition thrives in Quihi, Texas where Bob Wills is still the king and Billy Mata packs the dancehall with his Western Swing.
Midnight finds me lounging on my brown sofa. Flannel teal colored pajamas for warmth as I contemplate my future. Disquisitive as to why the digital wall thermostat reads 70 F but my hands feel like ice. Must be the lingering humidity seeping and settling a chill in my bones. Jack Frost has made himself at home this year.

My mind wanders to a tragic, oh so sad story from Michigan where freezing temperatures dropped to -12 F.  A forever nurse friend called me heartbroken. A sweet and gentle female coworker never made it home after her evening hospital shift. She was found frozen beside a church. Hand print bruising on her arms was the only sign of trauma. An abusive boyfriend is suspected of pushing her out of his car. How long can one survive in such extreme cold? I shiver as the thought crosses my mind-I bet he knows.



It's turning out to be a long cold Winter. I hope the birds fair well.