Heat

I wear skirts on days like this.
so as to cool as much bare skin
(as can be decently exposed)
by the slight breeze as I ride my
Royal 3-speed to work.
Sidewalks and parking lots
shimmer in this heat,
trees swelter, leaves droop.
cars drive by with windows rolled up,
air conditioning on full blast.
sweat rolls down my back, and
dampens the waist band of my skirt.
It’s hot today, and I ride slowly as
to not generate any internal heat.
I wear skirts on days like this,
but it doesn’t help much at all.