Since my pacemaker install

and Eloquis regimen,

I cold easily.

Used to be

my wife would,

shivering,

snuggle up to me

beneath the covers

for a midnight warming.

Now,

she is the oven in the bed.

Often,

even a single cotton sheet

is to much

for her body temp to tolerate.

So,

now I wear

my fleece vest and wool cap

around the house,

the thermostat set to 69

at mid-day.

Come night time,

I back-spoon into her,

my back pressed to her breasts

so I can stop the cold-shakes.

She doesn’t seem to mind.

And I love the warm, round softness

pressed against my spine.

(Shhh! I’ll tell you a secret!

Sometimes I squeeze into her,

even when I am not cold!)

I know what the kids say

about anyone over 60…

Well,

they’re wrong.