A coin has two sides.

A coin has two sides.

A bulb can be turned

Either on,

Or off,

Unless it’s a dimmer,

When the glow can be reduced,

To a lumin

Less than a glimmer.

When released

An object can go

Either up or down,

Rarely does it float

Unless it’s a boat.

The opposite of hot

Is cold.

These two words are

Often sold

Together,

Especially when

The topic is the weather,

Or a bathroom fitting.

But in reality

Heat is a relative construct,

More than a theory,

Or even a concept.

It can be nothing at all

What you want,

Or expect,

And depends on the context.

It can be colder,

Or warmer,

With words that are barely

More than arbitrary,

Subject to the influence

Of emotion,

And open to

Interpretation.

It means different

Things to different people,

Who themselves

Can be measured

On a sliding scale,

Dependent on the warmth

Of a greeting,

An impression given,

However fleeting,

That can prove difficult

To shift,

And can create

An enormous rift,

Preposterous to behold.

When if truth be told,

We can all blow

A little too

Hot,

And cold.