Ella B Winters
I sit in the dark every day,
curtains drawn, face
perilously close to the
impotent fan nudging
my exhaustion around
the room. We may
need to move, I say,
to Greenland.
You buy an aircon unit
from Amazon,
go up the stairs each
night to turn it on
three hours before I go
to bed, cooling the air
just for me, so I can
rest. On the crisp
sheets, I float
in and out of sleep all
night, wondering how long
before Greenland is
under water.
Ella B. Winters (she/they) is a social worker, writer, and double immigrant, living on the South-East coast of England with her partner and a sausage dog. Her work often explores themes of identity and locating yourself in the world. She is currently working on her PhD in Health Science.