holidays

you open up a candy
store on main street.
the world needs candy
and flowers and more
sappy cards. you invent
a series of holidays
to push your products.
guilt is your main
motivation. you have
be a good neighbor day.
hug a cop day.
barista day and women
with blonde hair only
day. red and brunette
days follow in the next
month. ex in law day
is in october. dog day
of course is in august.
there is no holiday
for cats though, they
don't seem to care one
way or the other.
you like that. some of
the holidays though
are just hours. holiday
hours. such as for
your cable guy. he
gets between nine a.m.
and two o'clock on
the day that he may or
may not come. liquorice
is his candy.