it needs to stop

you forgot once
to get your mother in
law
a card on mother in
law day.
you didn't even know
there was a mother
in law day.
it sort of sneaked
up on you.
she hardly spoke to
you for months
for that horrible
infraction,
which you didn't mind
at all.
you can hardly keep
track of flag
day, or arbor day,
or ground hog day.
there are so many of
these days that dot
the calendar.
hallmark is making
a killing on these
dumb holidays.
it needs to stop.