igloo life

you can go days
without shaving or speaking
to anyone.
you are an eskimo
in an igloo.
you have chopped
and stacked
blocks of ice from the nearby
pond,
put a rug down
a lamp,
a chair
and settled in for
the winter months ahead.
when hungry you carve
a hole
in the floor and catch
cold fish
unaware of your intentions.
you can go days
without many things,
months even as you wait
for the thaw,
but a visit from you
might be nice on occasion.