Extremes

I’m watching the Australian Open;

The players are battling heat.

With temps running high,

No one needs to ask why

Many athletes just wilt in defeat.

 

Yet outside my well-heated apartment,

It’s way below freezing this week.

To venture out there

Every item I wear

Has been chosen for weather this bleak.

 

I’d rather be colder than warmer,

Though I don’t like either extreme;

But in Melbourne, I’d bet,

While competitors sweat,

They must also be losing some steam.