the day off

you need the day off,
one day of rest
of doing nothing,
going nowhere, just
finding a spot in
the sun and stretching
out like a cat on
the window sill. so
you make the call,
you cancel the job,
delay it until monday,
you push appointments
to the side, the favor
you were going to do
can wait. you tell
the cable guy not to
come, the neighbor
sees you and wants
to know what's
up. your son calls
and gets nervous about
next year's tuition.
your mother sees you
online and wants an
explanation as to
why you are home in
the middle of the day
and if you're free,
why don't you come
over for lunch.
and finally you just
give up and go to work.